It's been another illustrious year for Serena Williams already. Here, let us count the ways.
60 — career titles, as of her Sunday defeat of Sara Errani at the Italian Open in Rome
1 — game that an uninjured Errani managed to win against Serena in the 2013 French Open semifinals
2 — times Serena has won the Italian Open, in 2002 and 2013
2 — times she has then gone on seize the Grand Slam title at Roland Garros
3 — Slam titles she has won in the same calendar year on the heels of taking the title at Roland Garros, namely the 2002 Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns, and the 2013 U.S. Open championship
19 — years since Serena turned pro
5 — her place on the list of all-time weeks as WTA No. 1
1 — match since the 2012 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati that Serena has lost in straight sets, that to Alize Cornet at the Dubai Tennis Championships earlier this year
100 — in case you've been living under a rock, that's the number of world leaders, artists, celebrities, and more on the TIME magazine list that included the younger of tennis' Williams sisters
Thus Serena has set a high precedent for herself ahead of this French Open, which commences a week from today, May 25. How far she may go there remains to be seen, of course, but with her 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 defeat of Ana Ivanovic in the Rome semifinals, trust that it will be more interesting than her dust-up with an injured Errani proved to be.
What's your own favorite Serena number, this year and/or in her career to date?
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