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In late Summer 2015, the world tuned in to watch Serena Williams make herstory at the U.S. Open. With the possibilities of tying Steffi Graf’s record of winning 22 Grand Slam Singles titles and being only the fourth woman in history to achieve a calendar year Grand Slam, the fervor around Williams reached a fever pitch as she walked onto the court of the semifinals in Flushing, New York. Having already solidified a legacy as one of the best athletes of all time, a victory at the 2015 U.S.
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Lindsey, T.B. (2017). Why You So Angry?. In: Sirrakos, G., Emdin, C. (eds) Between the World and the Urban Classroom. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-032-5_4
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