A very short list of athletes are prominent enough to easily be identified with a simple first name. ‘Serena’ is on that list. She’s simply owned the tennis world for the last 20-plus years, ever since she and her older sister, Venus, burst onto the scene. The sisters from Compton, California shared the spotlight while racking up victories early in their career before Serena eventually separating herself as arguably the greatest tennis player of all time. Her 23 Grand Slam singles titles are the most of any player, male or female, in the open era. But beyond her skills, Williams has become an icon for feminism and black women in a sport that was historically dominated by white men. She won her most recent major, the 2017 Australian Open, while pregnant with her daughter, Alexis.