Who was the Best Female Athlete of the 2000s?
When Serena Williams was named as the AP’s female athlete of 2009 there was a lot of discussion of Serena Williams also being the Female Athlete of the 2000s. Obviously Serena Williams accomplished a lot from 2000 to 2009 and to claim that she is the best Female Athlete of the 2000s isn’t preposterous at all (unlike calling her the Female Athlete of the 2009), however, she wouldn’t be my choice for the Female Athlete of the 2000s. She wouldn’t even be my choice for Female Tennis Player of the 2000s. What Serena Williams supporters will point to right away is that Serena Williams won 10 Grand Slam titles from 2000 to 2009. Let’s not focus on just the Grand Slam titles though. The problem with Serena Williams is that she’s great at Grand Slams but she fails miserably at non Grand Slam tournaments. Are we going to let Serena Williams get away with only playing four tournaments a year? We shouldn’t. That’s why the best female tennis player of the 2000s was Justine Henin. Most sports fans d
