Serena Williams Nets AP Female Athlete Of The Year Award [VIDEO] : TENNIS : Sports World News

Serena Williams has been named The Related Press’ 2013 Feminine Athlete of the 12 months as voted by varied information organizations.

In accordance with ESPN, the excellence marks the third time Williams has received the award general, the final time coming in 2009. In becoming a member of Chris Evert and Babe Didrikson as AP’s solely two-time feminine winners, Williams earned $12 million in prize cash and posted an astonishing 78-4 general report.

Alongside the way in which, she bagged 11 titles and notched a 34-match successful streak. Together with her French Open and U.S. Open championships, Williams additionally raised her Grand Slam singles victory complete to 17. Williams additionally spent the final 11 months of the 12 months cemented because the world’s top-ranked feminine participant.

“At any time when I lose, I get extra decided, and it offers me one thing extra to work towards,” Williams “I do not get complacent, and I understand I must work tougher and I must do higher and I wish to do higher – or I would not preserve enjoying this sport.”

In outcomes introduced in Wednesday, ESPN stories Williams acquired 55 of 96 votes, simply outpacing Brittney Griner, the two-time AP Participant of the 12 months in school basketball and the No. 1 general choose in April’s WNBA draft who completed second with 14 votes.

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