0:00:14 > 0:00:19I went pro, officially, in 1995.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23It does seem like a long time, but I started out so young.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I was 14.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35I'm 33, but I'm not ready to be done yet.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I have too much to accomplish.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43Can I get some lemonade?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45'I just won my 20th Grand Slam.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:48And what am I going to do?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I'm going to Disney World on my computer.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53And I'm going to watch The Little Mermaid!
0:00:53 > 0:00:54LAUGHTER
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Why am I breaking out?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Stress!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I've worked 30 years for this.
0:01:04 > 0:01:0830 years. And if I'm not ready now, I'm never going to be ready.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Of course I feel pressure.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17But Billie Jean King told me pressure is a privilege.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21And I have to look at it, like, would you rather not be the best?
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Or would you rather be on the verge of doing something special?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27And she's done it!
0:01:27 > 0:01:28APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Serena Williams is Wimbledon champion.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Chip!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Christopher Chip Rafael Nadal, come here.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51He don't know where to go.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Good boy. He know when I say his full name, I mean business.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04It's so hot.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05It's so hot.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06Oh, I can't.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Hey, Grant.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Oh, God, what did I call you for?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Oh, man. I do this every...
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Don't forget your lunch.- I'm not.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21I will...
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Once I hang up, I'll remember.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26It's unbelievable. I'll call you back.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30When you hit too many forehands, you start to forget things.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36My whole life, I've hated working out.
0:02:36 > 0:02:42- You're going to reach behind your head to come here.- Yeah.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48So if I don't want to practise tennis every day for four hours,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I'll maybe only practise for two hours and then do something else
0:02:51 > 0:02:52for a couple of hours.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54For me, it balances it out.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Did my pants rip?- Yep. - LAUGHTER
0:03:06 > 0:03:07The show must go on.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15# I can show you the world
0:03:17 > 0:03:20# Shining, shimmering splendid
0:03:20 > 0:03:24# A whole new world... #
0:03:29 > 0:03:30SHE STRUGGLES
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Woo!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- OK.- And then do a spin.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Venus and I still live together.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20In fact, I've been living with her for 33 years of my life.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25We started out in Compton.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31My dad and my mom were always taking us out to the courts
0:04:31 > 0:04:32and teaching us tennis.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Really, my whole family was there, there was my sister,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37there was my dad.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40He's the reason, I mean, we even play tennis.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45He has been my coach since as long as I can remember,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48but he finally decided to retire.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Now he gets to just be our dad.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56We both have new coaches now that we are in our thirties.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00But whenever I am headed into Grand Slams,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03it's the lessons from my dad that I remember.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Not bad.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35That's a great shot.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41You know when you went forehand cross? No? You played down the line,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and you played the forehand cross. Do you remember?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45This one, you have to look for a better angle.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48When the other plays short, that's the moment you come in.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Game over. So...
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Patrick gets me.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55He understands my game, he understands me emotionally.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59We are so in tune with each other
0:05:59 > 0:06:01that if I wasn't working with Patrick,
0:06:01 > 0:06:02I don't think I could ever...
0:06:02 > 0:06:05If it wasn't my dad, I don't think I could ever work with anyone else.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07I know I couldn't.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Just go tac, tac, hop... Boom.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16For me, Serena was the ultimate champion, has always been.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19So if you would have asked me, "Who would you love to work with?"
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Yes.- I would say Serena Williams.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Good. Very good.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Woof!
0:06:29 > 0:06:30When I started with her,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I started to work with someone who was 30 years old,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36with a 13-year career already.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39But at that special moment,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41she was struggling.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44She didn't always have the results she wanted.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49So my goal was to make her win more, better, longer,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51improve her game, and break records.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00The results are good, she is beating a lot of records.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02There are a few more to break.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Will we do it or not?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I don't have the crystal ball,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- but you shut up and you work.- Right.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Try this one on.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- I love this!- I know you love it.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24You can just keep it.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Hey!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Hi, Momma!- There she is.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Jill's been a huge part of my team,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36and our career kind of raised together, you know.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40She was a young agent coming up and I was a tennis player coming up
0:07:40 > 0:07:42and, you know, we took a chance with each other.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47I like your joggers.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Why are you rolling your eyes? - I'm not!- Yeah, you did.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- What don't you like? - I didn't roll my eyes.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54- What don't you like?- OK.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57OK, be real.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I mean, the pants...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- You don't like the pants? - No, the pants are good!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- You like the pants?- I... That's the type of pants Jill wears.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- That doesn't mean that...! - LAUGHTER
0:08:09 > 0:08:11You know what, y'all...?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I make fun of Jill a lot and we play around a lot,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18but she's there for the ups and the downs.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Like when I was in the hospital...
0:08:22 > 0:08:23..she slept in the hospital with me.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28So that kind of sums up our relationship with Jill.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31'You know, it's like a giant family.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34'You love, you fight, you battle, you pick.'
0:08:35 > 0:08:39'But everything is done to make, you know...'
0:08:39 > 0:08:43"Serena Inc" be the best that it could be, so that on the court,
0:08:43 > 0:08:44she's the best that she can be.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47So, my knee hurts so bad.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Your left one?
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Agh!
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Before the tournament, we need to prepare her body.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Right now, Serena, she's not perfect.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Like, she is 33 years old, and at that age,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08you've had a lot of injuries and it affected a lot your body.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Most of the athletes retire around that age.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Her work is so intense, so stressful, so hard,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20like, physically, mentally,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23so, of course, the pressure is higher, yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Usually, she is very dangerous in the first round.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It's like she wants to enter really strong in advance.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Always, she wants... Boom.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44So, Serena Williams, very comfortable in her opening match.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47After a very slow start,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Serena finds a way to get through this second-round match.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54You know what? Maybe that's the kind of match she needs for the next round, Azarenka.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Azarenka, she's a really good player,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00maybe one of the three favourites of the tournament.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Look at this!
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Serena knows she has to be 100%.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Every time you lose, a little bit, your focus, you are in danger.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15It was called out.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16They're going to take a look.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I thought it caught. We will see.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- And they are confirming... - It says good.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36One thing about me, if someone makes me angry,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38then that's when the switch flips.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Most people, when they get angry, they start to miss more.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46I start to actually make more.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Come on!
0:10:49 > 0:10:50CHEERING
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Does she never just allow herself to think she's going to lose?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56I don't know how I channel that.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59I don't know how, when I'm angry, I play better.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06If I'm down and I'm, like, "I'm about to lose this match,"
0:11:06 > 0:11:08then I start talking to myself.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11If I'm going to lose, I'm going to lose doing what I should be doing.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I know I should move up, I know I should attack the short balls.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16Yes.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Serena Williams, again, finds a way to turn the match around.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25You know, all these little details, when I'm angry,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I start to do that.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Another display of good power tennis by Serena.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30On to the semifinals.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I don't quite understand it, no more than anyone else does.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I'm still confused with who I am, at times, on the court.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55SHE GROANS
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I hope I don't have the flu. It's one thing to be sick,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and it's another to have the flu.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04- 'Hello?'- Hey, Lyn.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07'Hey, how are you feeling?'
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I feel a little worse. What are you guys doing?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12'You feel a little worse?'
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Yeah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18'Do you need us to come make you some lemon tea or something?'
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Yeah. Where's Mom?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22'Just gone to get oranges and lemons.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24'And Mom's going to come over and make the tea.'
0:12:24 > 0:12:26All right. Thanks, Lyn.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- 'We'll get you ready. All right. Love you.'- Love you.- 'Bye.'
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I can't believe I have a match tomorrow.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37This is, like, you know...
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Whitney Houston's, like, "You have one moment in time,"
0:12:41 > 0:12:44and I'd hate for it to be ruined because I'm sick.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It's three to one, usually, Serena, when I do this.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Oh, really? Three oranges to one lemon?- Yes.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Getting your workout today, aren't you?!
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- That's how you juice it! - This is a tough one.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05This smells really nice.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Oh, it's hot.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09I know, I know. Just... You've got to do it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11You've got to suffer through.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- You got this.- Didn't you make me do this in Australia?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Yes. Yes, but it was much hotter then.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Oh, my God.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- She was sick then, too?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30You're doing amazing.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Almost there. Almost there. 20 seconds.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Take a few more really deep breaths.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41I'm so hot.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- TIMER PINGS - Woohoo! You're done.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Oh, my gosh.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Yay!
0:13:52 > 0:13:53That felt great.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Set for semifinal number two.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Serena Williams at the stage of a major
0:14:07 > 0:14:10where she's been almost unbeatable in her career.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Serena's health has been a concern in the last few days. Darren.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Yeah, wandered out to her warm-up this morning, Chris,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and if you are looking to get an indication as to how
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Serena was hitting the ball, this was not the warm-up to watch.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Let's hit some serves.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Then we come to the room and you relax.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28SHE WHEEZES
0:14:28 > 0:14:30OK, take this.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34SHE COUGHS
0:14:36 > 0:14:38SHE COUGHS
0:14:39 > 0:14:40OK, two more, and then we stop.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- She doesn't look like herself out there right now.- Dig deep, Serena!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51And doesn't really seem engaged in the match.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52And I don't know if that's...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54She's not feeling well.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I mean... Like, it's hard for us.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04I mean, fans, they go home and they forget.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Oh! There it is.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11When it's a loss, you don't forget.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Serena Williams... Not thinking.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Not reacting. Yeah, not reacting quickly.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Serena...
0:15:24 > 0:15:26looks terrible in this changeover.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Fighting back tears.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33Bacsinszky now closing in on a big upset, in the moment of her career.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I mean, a lot of people, this is all they see.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42The ferocity, the drive, the tennis player.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Bacsinszky's up a set and a break on Serena now.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53But to know both sides of it and know how it affects her
0:15:53 > 0:15:55when it's not a good result,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57that's what has your heart burning.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04She has something that I've seen only one time in my life.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I would call it a life instinct.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- When she is close to the taste of dying, I think...- Yes.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12..then she finds this energy and she becomes...
0:16:14 > 0:16:15..incredible.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26That's Serena Williams!
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Did someone say she had the flu?!
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Who is her doctor?!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I never count her out.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Ever.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40And a chance to close it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Whoa!
0:17:04 > 0:17:054-6, 6-3, 6-0.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13The fourth match in this tournament she's lost the first set, did it again this match.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15But came through.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Serena Williams!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I was out there and I felt like I wasn't out there,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27felt like I was watching someone else.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I never take my medicine when I tell myself.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40So stupid.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42You live and learn.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50My whole body aches.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55I'm sure. My whole body aches for the way you look like you feel.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Good girl, you fall asleep.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Rest well, that's all.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07All right, love you, baby.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23It has been as unique a two weeks
0:18:23 > 0:18:26for this French Open for Serena Williams as one could imagine.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29So close, several times, to being dealt another early exit.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Getting through two opponents, Azarenka and Stephens,
0:18:33 > 0:18:34that were very talented.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I'm not sure we've ever seen a major where there's been as much doubt
0:18:45 > 0:18:47that she'd make it to this championship set.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50With that comes match point.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Serena Williams.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Mademoiselle Williams.
0:19:01 > 0:19:046-3, 6-7, 6-2.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Serena Williams!
0:19:11 > 0:19:1220...
0:19:15 > 0:19:17..and counting.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40SHE IMITATES OPERA
0:19:40 > 0:19:42THEY LAUGH
0:19:49 > 0:19:50You're an idiot!
0:19:53 > 0:19:57This is how you celebrate your 20th Grand Slam title.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Chinese food.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I just, like, want to take a deep breath and just, like...
0:20:06 > 0:20:10..scream. This is the most anti-climactic celebration ever.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- But you guys are part of it!- Yay!
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- We're drinking water.- Special. - And I'm juicing.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I honestly think we've gone through over 60 oranges
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- in the past three days.- Really?- Yep.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I can't believe I just won three in a row.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29You can't, I can.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31And everyone's, like, "Oh, you can win four."
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I'm, like, "Guys, I just won three.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36"That's pretty awesome for someone my age.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38"So stop putting all this pressure on me."
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Is it bedtime?- I think it's bedtime.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45Right, buddy?
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I just won my 20th Grand Slam.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51And what am I going to do?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I'm going to Disney World on my computer.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57And I'm going to watch The Little Mermaid!
0:20:57 > 0:21:00LAUGHTER
0:21:00 > 0:21:01Right, I mean...
0:21:02 > 0:21:04It's a miracle.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07A miracle.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Like, in a way, I don't feel like it's over.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It's not over. There's another tournament.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Another Grand Slam soon. - I know, but I just feel like...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27..this was the most, you know, stressful,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29physically and emotionally.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32And I remember a Grand Slam being...
0:21:34 > 0:21:36..you know, one that she won.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41# ..wandering free
0:21:41 > 0:21:46# Wish I could be part of that world... #
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Serena Williams given a bye by her sister, Venus Williams,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20who pulled out of their semifinal match.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Everybody out there is still very sceptical
0:22:22 > 0:22:24about whether or not it was fixed or not.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34I remember the whole stadium was 99% white people
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and they were all booing.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39There were racial slurs used.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It was loud. It was like this echo, echo.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45It was so loud, I could feel it in my chest.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49An American crowd booing an American family.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53And you have to say that it does smack of a little bit of racism.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55CLAMOUR OF CROWD
0:22:55 > 0:22:58I was just a teenager and I just couldn't understand, what did I...?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I just couldn't understand why.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It was a horrible feeling to have to live through.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13CROWD ERUPTS IN BOTH CHEERS AND BOOS
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I remember driving home and just crying the whole way.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Meanwhile, I'm holding the winner's trophy.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23CROWD BOOING
0:23:24 > 0:23:26So, I said I would never go back.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Indian Wells clearly didn't need me and I definitely didn't need them.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Tennis has always been a very...lilywhite sport.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45Serena, she didn't come from that country club establishment.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50No, we never fit that mould.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55People think she may be controversial,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59but I think her colour, race, has a lot to do with it.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I don't feel like I'm a controversial player at all.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I don't know. Maybe because I'm black, then I must be controversial.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- Oh, can you believe it? - Foot fault on the second serve.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25BOOING
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Gives Kim Clijsters two match points.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Serena Williams is giving it to her.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Well, she'll have to be careful here.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37If she gets a warning, it's point penalty, game, set, match.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44You know, yeah, I get angry on the court.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48So did McEnroe, so did all these other players.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I didn't say I would kill you! Are you serious?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57One slip-up and it's just, like, "Oh, she's...
0:24:57 > 0:24:59"you know, crazy or whatever."
0:24:59 > 0:25:00- Oh! - SHE SCREAMS
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Serena is furious!
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I feel like I'm just an intense player.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I play with my heart out.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Instead of looking at that intensity as, "Oh, Serena is so intense and,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14"you know, angry on the court," how about she is...
0:25:14 > 0:25:16she gives a shit.
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Yeah!
0:25:20 > 0:25:24When you show who you are, and you take positions,
0:25:24 > 0:25:25and you represent something,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28some people love you, some people hate you.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30This was called out by the lines person.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Serena is going to come right over and talk to the chair.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33That was way in.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34What's going on? BOOING
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- 'I thought it was good.'- Excuse me?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- 'What do you hate her for?' - That ball was so in!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45You hate her for one incident?
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Or because she's great?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50And you don't want to see a woman and someone of colour great?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54SERENA SHOUTS
0:25:54 > 0:25:59We were at the Olympics and Serena had just won the gold medal.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02And when she was on the sideline, she just...
0:26:02 > 0:26:04SHE LAUGHS
0:26:04 > 0:26:05She broke out into a little dance.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I'm not sure I've ever seen that from Serena Williams.
0:26:09 > 0:26:15So the media was like, "Serena Crip Walks after winning the gold medal."
0:26:15 > 0:26:17We're not intentionally trying to be, like, "Oh, yeah,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20"let's ruffle ALL the feathers in the tennis world."
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Like, that's not what's happening.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26What's really happening is we want to be able to live out loud.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Honestly, I never, never, never thought
0:26:34 > 0:26:35I would go back to Indian Wells.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40And then I was on this trip to Africa and I met Mandela.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44And what really struck me was...
0:26:46 > 0:26:49..he was in jail, you know, for the prime of his life.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52His family, his kids, he didn't get to see them grow up.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Not only did he forgive the people that jailed him,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59but he became friends with them.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02And he didn't hold a grudge against them.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Then I thought about it
0:27:07 > 0:27:10and then I realised that it's better to truly, honestly,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13wholly forgive by going back.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21But I was terrified.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the number one player in the world,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Serena Williams!
0:27:30 > 0:27:34CHEERING AND SCREAMING
0:27:38 > 0:27:41May I say, on behalf of everybody here at Indian Wells,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44welcome home, Serena Jameka Williams.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Thank you, guys. Thank you so much.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23Serena never looks at the draw.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Never. She doesn't even know who she is playing in the first round.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29And she doesn't want to know until the day she is playing.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32And she never looks in advance, which I think is quite wise,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35because you have to take the matches one after the other one
0:28:35 > 0:28:37and stay focused.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41The first-round opponent is called Gasparyan.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43And I don't know her at all.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47It's always better to have some kind of strategy,
0:28:47 > 0:28:48but we won't have today.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54In this Wimbledon, there are two things on the table.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56The first one is the opportunity to do the Serena Slam,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59which is winning four Grand Slams in a row.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04The second thing is to get one step closer to the Calendar Slam,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07which means winning four Grand Slams in the same year.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12She doesn't know she's going to play Venus,
0:29:12 > 0:29:14because she doesn't look at the draws.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16I don't know if Venus knows or not, but, for sure,
0:29:16 > 0:29:18they won't speak about it until it may happen.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Can I get some lemonade?
0:29:28 > 0:29:29I have too much energy.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33This can't be normal, right?
0:29:33 > 0:29:34Maybe I should go back to practise.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Why am I breaking out?
0:29:41 > 0:29:42Stress.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45My best friend is coming on...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Thursday.- Nice.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51- Who's that?- Val.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53You've never met Val.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Oh, my God. She's the best.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59She's on my dance team.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01We're all dreaming of going to Ellen.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02THEY CHUCKLE
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Yeah, it doesn't hurt any more.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12OK.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I don't look at the draws.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Obviously, I hear about them, and so, it's so funny,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23because I was looking at everyone in the locker room yesterday
0:30:23 > 0:30:25and I'm, like, "Wow, she plays today.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27"She plays today. She plays..."
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Like, everyone that's doing unbelievable this year
0:30:31 > 0:30:34is on my side of the draw.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36And Venus. And I have to play Venus really early.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39And I still believe she's my toughest opponent.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Ow.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Venus is playing really well, and she...
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Unlike me, she loves the grass. And...
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Ouch.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52It's... I don't...
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It's just a bummer.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58I don't want to talk about that.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59That's all I have to say about that.
0:31:06 > 0:31:11So, down at Court Two, and Venus Williams is serving for the match.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Game, 7-8, Miss Williams.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Venus Williams into the last 16,
0:31:20 > 0:31:24and a meeting between either her sister, Serena Williams,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27or Britain's Heather Watson.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29CHANTING: Let's go, Heather, let's go!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37What magic do we have here on Centre Court?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41The best in the world against the best in Britain.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53This is beginning to assume epic proportions.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56No question, she has Serena rattled now.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18BOOING
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Serena's not happy. I don't blame her.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24She's just making a comment to the chair
0:32:24 > 0:32:27to try to get the fans to keep it down during the points.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- She's absolutely right. - Yes, she is 100% right.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Do not make any calls during the game. Thank you very much.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Match point.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51And the Serena Slam is still on.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53But she's almost in tears at the end of this.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Ah, man, don't do that again. You're going to kill me.- Oh, my God.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02All right, sweetie. Oh, I love you.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05What was going on?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I was... I don't know.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- I just...- Are you OK? - Yeah, I'm totally fine.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I was... There was just a lot of elements and I let it get to me.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- You know?- What elements? - Just everything, like the noise.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Then she started playing... Like, she just started slicing everything.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24And I was, like... I was frustrated, because I'm, like...
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- What are you supposed to do with a slice?- I should have took it out of the air. I really should have.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31You do that, or what else, if you cannot? Cos it's really windy.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- I don't know.- Your feet weren't moving to get in position.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Yeah.- And you have to get up to the ball with a slice.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37You've got to get slower, lower.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Slower, lower. I get it. - No, I didn't move, yeah.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42You didn't even move your feet. I thought were you nervous.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- I was, actually.- Yeah. OK, if you're expecting to be really nervous,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47remind yourself of your footwork.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Yeah.- Just get in position so you can smack it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- Cos that's what you do so well. - Yeah.- Your movement is unbelievable.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Just the footwork. Footwork. OK. Yeah.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59You have the best serve ever in history, it's, like, use it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- I'm going to remember that. Nerves and feet.- Love you.- Love you more.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I always... I never forget that.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Bye, Billie.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Thanks!
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Hey!- Hey, neighbour. - Hey, baby!- How's it going?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- Good. How you doing?- Are you coming over to my house today?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Yeah, I'm going to come over to your house.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Oh, let's go dance! We're going to go dance.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- You've got your dancing shoes?- Yes. - OK.- We've got 20 minutes left.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Oh, 20 minutes. I want to dance now!
0:34:36 > 0:34:38We already have mangoes drying everywhere.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Jair, you want to explain to me why you were sleeping during the match?
0:34:47 > 0:34:49One minute I was there, focused.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50LAUGHTER
0:34:50 > 0:34:52And the next minute, I woke up.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Yesterday's match?!
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I have photographic evidence of Jair sleeping.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59How can you sleep like this?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02I don't know.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04It was a little difficult to walk it out, but...
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Especially when they were, like, yelling between points.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09I get it, though. You're playing against someone
0:35:09 > 0:35:13in their country, they're going to want their country person to win.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14The booing was not necessary.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17That's what I'm saying. The booing wasn't necessary.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18I kind of was sad after the match.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21I was kind of down. I was, like, you know...
0:35:21 > 0:35:24I was upset at me, I shouldn't have been in the third set.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26I thought I played awful.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28I was like, "How am I going to come back from this one?"
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Then I thought, "Well, I've got to find...
0:35:32 > 0:35:34"..a gymnastics class. Have a week off."
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Is that what you were thinking about?- Yeah.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37LAUGHTER
0:35:37 > 0:35:39What goes through your head?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Then I was, like, "When do I get this suite?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44"Should I fly out on a Monday, or should I leave on a Sunday?"
0:35:44 > 0:35:47And I was, like, "OK, I will stay... "I think I'll stay in London."
0:35:47 > 0:35:50And then I thought, "Oh, I am coming to the Venus match when she plays
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- "this girl."- Oh, man! - I want to be loud!
0:35:52 > 0:35:54LAUGHTER
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Those were all the things that I was thinking about.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58Wow.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03When's the last time you played V?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Last year.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07She beat me, but...
0:36:21 > 0:36:23APPLAUSE
0:36:23 > 0:36:25That was called out. That was long and, as you say,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27signs of nerves there from Serena Williams.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32The idea is to see the patterns that Venus uses
0:36:32 > 0:36:34and what she does when she plays against Serena
0:36:34 > 0:36:38so we know exactly what's going to happen, we know where to strike,
0:36:38 > 0:36:40we know how to strike.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47So, it's very weird. I mean, the players are competitors,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50they are against each other, they are sisters.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51They spend time together...
0:36:52 > 0:36:54..tonight, at the moment,
0:36:54 > 0:36:58while tomorrow they are going to be on a tennis court
0:36:58 > 0:37:01to beat each other in front of millions of people.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Did you do ANYTHING today?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I took a nap and then I had to read a couple of chapters
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- and took a dumb quiz.- Oh.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Nutrition starts on Tuesday.- You taking one this semester, or two?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- I have a second one starting. - What do you study?
0:37:14 > 0:37:15- Like, what is your major?- Business.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- How many more classes do you have to go?- I'm done after this one.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19- Really?- This one.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22You're going to have a degree, like, a college degree?
0:37:22 > 0:37:23- "NERDILY":- I have a degree.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26LAUGHTER That's so cool!
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Does the WTA pay for this?
0:37:28 > 0:37:29- Like...?- I have a scholarship.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31That's incredible!
0:37:31 > 0:37:32LAUGHTER
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I'm done.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I'm done. This is...
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- I am...- At least it's going to the right people.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44I am done.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Classic Venus Williams in that last round.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Venus can still win Grand Slams.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57I think it's going to be tight, because both players...
0:37:58 > 0:38:00..play really, really good.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02I love you.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03No!
0:38:03 > 0:38:04No!
0:38:10 > 0:38:12- What did she say? What did...? - See ya!
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Serena plays her best tennis when she's sort of whooping and hollering
0:38:37 > 0:38:41and she's yelling, "Come on," cos she has to be...
0:38:42 > 0:38:44..intense, and has to be...
0:38:45 > 0:38:46..charged.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53Very difficult for her to find that same well of anger
0:38:53 > 0:38:59and...intensity against her sister, because she loves her sister.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Thank you.- Is that how you wanted it? It is hot.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Yeah, I like it hot. It has to be hot.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16No, it's not going to be easy, so I'm not going to be there.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Because I know they both want it really bad.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Maybe Venus more so than Serena,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25because she's been ill and kind of getting back on track.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32And then, Serena, she has this thing about, you know,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35what they call the Serena Slam, or whatever.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Or the possibility of doing it four in a row.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40So, do you know how tough that is?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I am NOT showing up.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44I... I'm not.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I'm not going to go.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07That's good from Venus.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16Oh, wow!
0:40:20 > 0:40:22For a moment, I was out there and I was thinking...
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Wow, I am...
0:40:25 > 0:40:27on Centre Court.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30I'm playing Venus.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I'm at Wimbledon.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I grew up 8,000, 9,000 miles from here,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40in a small neighbourhood,
0:40:40 > 0:40:41in a small house.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43I didn't even have my own bed,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46and I always dreamt of playing my sister on this court.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49And I'm here.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59And...
0:40:59 > 0:41:01I thought, I don't care what happens,
0:41:01 > 0:41:02I'm going to enjoy this moment.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I'm at Wimbledon, this is amazing.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Now it's three match points here to Serena Williams.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Game, set and match.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:27 > 0:41:30When you hit the ball as hard and you play as well as that,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32there's no stopping Serena Williams.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I'm always rooting for Venus.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43And when she loses, I lose.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Like, I physically feel sick when Venus loses.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50So it's hard to play someone that is your best friend,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52that you love so much, and that
0:41:52 > 0:41:54you would...
0:41:54 > 0:41:57you would die for, take a bullet for her.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59She asked me if I was OK.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03She's an amazing person.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13There's a real buzz around Centre Court at the moment.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17It almost feels like a final, actually.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21But Serena Williams is one point away from another semifinal.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30She's made it! She's made it!
0:42:31 > 0:42:35A standing ovation from Centre Court on this quarterfinal day...
0:42:37 > 0:42:41..for certainly a set and a half of absolutely magnificent tennis.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52And the person that we all thought was going to be the long-time rival
0:42:52 > 0:42:56was Sharapova, that we thought would be a ten-year rival.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57It's been ten years one-sided.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Two match points.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- Once more...- 6-2, 6-4.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15..Serena Williams is through to the Wimbledon final.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16CHEERING
0:43:27 > 0:43:29The draw was incredibly tough.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34After Serena played three matches that could have been a final,
0:43:34 > 0:43:38I expect Serena to step on the court to win it.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43As you can see, it is just the most perfect summer's afternoon
0:43:43 > 0:43:45in South West 19.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48And over 40 minutes, we have been richly entertained
0:43:48 > 0:43:50by Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52But now, match point.
0:44:00 > 0:44:01And she's done it!
0:44:03 > 0:44:07Serena Williams is Wimbledon champion for the sixth time.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10She's a Grand Slam champion for the 21st time.
0:44:11 > 0:44:13One more to equal Steffi Graf.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17Two more to eclipse her and set a record
0:44:17 > 0:44:21that will probably last into the next millennium and beyond.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28So, what do you think?
0:44:28 > 0:44:31Are you feeling in the mood to start breaking some records this year?
0:44:31 > 0:44:34You know what? I feel like I got a good start this year.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37Obviously, I am looking at the Open for the Slam,
0:44:37 > 0:44:39but also to defend my title there.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41Cos I love playing there, I love playing at home.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43And I'm just going to look at it as that,
0:44:43 > 0:44:45an opportunity to win the US Open.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47- How are you? - I just had to say congrats.
0:44:47 > 0:44:48Oh, thank you.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50Incredible. Unbelievable.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52- Well done. - Thank you.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54- Enjoy it, all right? - I will, I'll try.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56- Try, yeah.- I'll try.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59Looking forward, the US Open could mean so much.
0:44:59 > 0:45:00Calendar Slam,
0:45:00 > 0:45:02tying Steffi's record...
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- Yeah.- Do you process that,
0:45:04 > 0:45:06or is that just too far away to really think about?
0:45:06 > 0:45:08I love that it is a little bit away,
0:45:08 > 0:45:10because I need some time to rejuvenate,
0:45:10 > 0:45:11get my body together, get my mind together,
0:45:11 > 0:45:13and then get ready for the hard court season.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15But right now, all eyes are on you,
0:45:15 > 0:45:18and I know you haven't wanted to talk about it, but it's done!
0:45:18 > 0:45:21- So, Serena Slam 2.0! - Serena Slam! 2.0, it is.
0:45:31 > 0:45:32I hate running.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35I'm trying to get to ten.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42I'm going to try.
0:45:42 > 0:45:43A minimum of seven.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48Yeah, usually I like to get thinner before Grand Slams.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50This particular Grand Slam, I got thicker.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52So, I'm like,
0:45:52 > 0:45:55"OK, if I could give myself a month with no Chick-fil-A..."
0:45:55 > 0:45:57- Is it possible?- I know.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00I know. OK, so maybe just three times Chick-fil-A.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07I look good in the morning, before I take a breath.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09In the morning, my stomach looks...
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- Before you start breathing. - Before I start breathing.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15In the morning, I swear, my stomach looks like this.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18But the second I take a deep breath...
0:46:18 > 0:46:19THE OTHERS LAUGH
0:46:19 > 0:46:21..it goes out.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23The day before Serena Williams won Wimbledon,
0:46:23 > 0:46:26the New York Times ran a piece focusing on her large biceps
0:46:26 > 0:46:28and mould-breaking frame.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31It basically said Serena Williams is an incredible physical specimen,
0:46:31 > 0:46:33but a lot of women on the tour don't want to look like her.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35The mere idea that the New York Times
0:46:35 > 0:46:36would ever do an article about,
0:46:36 > 0:46:39say, an NFL player, like the size of their behind,
0:46:39 > 0:46:41is just utterly ludicrous.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43The head of the Russian Tennis Federation
0:46:43 > 0:46:47referred to Serena and Venus as "the Williams brothers".
0:46:47 > 0:46:48They talk about her like,
0:46:48 > 0:46:50"She looks like a man."
0:46:50 > 0:46:51Look, I've never seen a man look like that.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54- OK?- Look at those muscles on her!
0:46:54 > 0:46:57- You know, that's the gun show, baby. Look at that.- I love it!
0:47:01 > 0:47:03I get asked about my body all the time.
0:47:04 > 0:47:09From an early age, I think I was always body conscious and, you know,
0:47:09 > 0:47:12just in terms of, like, girls...
0:47:12 > 0:47:13aren't supposed to be fit.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18But I never thought that people would talk about my curves
0:47:18 > 0:47:20or people would talk about my arms.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23In both ways, both the positives that come with it and the negatives,
0:47:23 > 0:47:25I just... I just I never thought.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27I've never seen a body like hers.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30You can see where the power comes from.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32From the butt and from the arms.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35And the way she plays, like, she...
0:47:35 > 0:47:37She uses them a lot.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40She has a gift.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43I didn't embrace that when I was younger.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49But I have grown.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51It doesn't matter what society says.
0:47:51 > 0:47:52You have to look how you look
0:47:52 > 0:47:55and then you have to believe that you're beautiful.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I love my body.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03And I don't really care about what anyone else says about it.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22Hey, how are you?
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- Nice to see you. - Nice to see you, yeah.
0:48:24 > 0:48:25Good to see you.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28MUSIC PLAYS
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Thank you very much.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36- She was pretty.- She looks amazing.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Moving on.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43She's done Bebo, Trina Turk, Project Runway.
0:48:43 > 0:48:44Oh, I like her.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46I know.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Yeah. Yeah, she can stay around. OK, thank you.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52OK, bye, guys. Thank you. Bye!
0:48:52 > 0:48:54Well, it all comes down to this.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57Serena Williams has had a banner year - 48 wins.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59But right here, this week,
0:48:59 > 0:49:02she will attempt to pull off what is arguably the most difficult
0:49:02 > 0:49:04achievement in all of sports.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06Going for the Calendar Grand Slam.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09Attempting to claim all four major titles in the same season.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Serena!
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Steffi Graf was the last player to win a Grand Slam in 1988.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17By winning, she would also tie Graf's record
0:49:17 > 0:49:19for the most majors - 22.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21REPORTERS CLAMOURING
0:49:21 > 0:49:25For the first time in history, tickets to the Women's Singles final
0:49:25 > 0:49:27have sold out before the Men's final.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29The pressure, tremendous.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32Today, at 33 years old, Serena is the oldest women
0:49:32 > 0:49:35in tennis's Open era to ever win a major Singles title.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38She could be the greatest of all time.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40Not only that, she SHOULD be the greatest of all time.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42Serena!
0:49:44 > 0:49:45So, will Serena pull it off
0:49:45 > 0:49:48and become only the sixth tennis player ever
0:49:48 > 0:49:50to win a Grand Slam?
0:49:50 > 0:49:54'There is pressure and then there's Grand Slam pressure.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57'It's a big deal. A tennis player winning the four majors
0:49:57 > 0:49:59'in the same year has to summon excellence
0:49:59 > 0:50:01'from January through to the first weeks of September.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04'The player has to master the hard courts in New York
0:50:04 > 0:50:07'and Australia, the clay in Paris, the grass at Wimbledon.'
0:50:07 > 0:50:09I don't care if I win, lose or draw.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12I'm ready to get this done, started and over with.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14And what happens happens.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16And I'm not even going to feel any pressure.
0:50:16 > 0:50:17I just want to get it over with
0:50:17 > 0:50:20and I don't want people to talk about me.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25I've worked 30 years for this.
0:50:25 > 0:50:2830 years! And if I'm not ready now, I'm never going to be ready.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34So... I have nothing to lose. It's not going to change my career,
0:50:34 > 0:50:39it's not going to change my path. It's not going to change anything...
0:50:39 > 0:50:42at all. It's just going to...
0:50:42 > 0:50:44It's not going to change. If I don't win this,
0:50:44 > 0:50:46it's not going to be the end of the world.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04# The players gonna play, play, play, play, play
0:51:04 > 0:51:07# The fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
0:51:07 > 0:51:09# Shake it off Shake it off... #
0:51:09 > 0:51:12INAUDIBLE
0:51:16 > 0:51:18# Come on, shake your body, baby Do the conga
0:51:18 > 0:51:20# I know you can't control yourself any longer
0:51:20 > 0:51:22# Come on, shake your body, baby Do the conga
0:51:22 > 0:51:24# I know you can't control yourself any longer
0:51:25 > 0:51:29# Everybody gather 'round now
0:51:29 > 0:51:31# Let your body feel the heat
0:51:33 > 0:51:36# Don't you worry if you can't dance
0:51:36 > 0:51:38# Let the music move your feet... #
0:51:41 > 0:51:43SHE LAUGHS
0:51:45 > 0:51:47# Come on, shake your body, baby Do the conga. #
0:51:47 > 0:51:50THEY PANT
0:51:54 > 0:51:55THEY LAUGH
0:52:05 > 0:52:09I just needed a night, just to, like, take all the pressure off
0:52:09 > 0:52:12and hang out with my girls and that was fun.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14That was really fun.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28Serena Williams, she is the woman of the hour, the woman of the evening.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30We are really part of history here,
0:52:30 > 0:52:33as we understand what we are witnessing.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35Like watching Michael Jordan play basketball,
0:52:35 > 0:52:37or Lionel Messi play soccer.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40Here she comes! The greatest player in the history of the game!
0:52:40 > 0:52:43She's the greatest player that ever lived.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Now we're all pulling for her, as Americans and fans of the sport,
0:52:45 > 0:52:48to get the Grand Slam once and for all.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50- Sure.- Tie up Steffi. Tie her up at 22.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53It all just makes such perfect sense right now!
0:52:53 > 0:52:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:53:01 > 0:53:02OK.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07First, in this tournament,
0:53:07 > 0:53:10- you play all the matches like if it's a final, huh?- OK.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19Serena Williams, now five matches away from history.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22And her opponent tonight is an American, Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Were going to have some serious attitude, some major excellence,
0:53:25 > 0:53:27- some fireworks.- Set point.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30Bethanie Mattek-Sands is not coming here to play second fiddle.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38So, you've done the job so far, because you've won your matches.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41But I want to see the real Serena tonight.
0:53:43 > 0:53:44You're aggressive.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48You hit the shot to her, then go to the net after.
0:53:50 > 0:53:51To push the ball...
0:53:53 > 0:53:54..you crush the ball.
0:53:57 > 0:53:58I love you.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00And I trust you.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04The Grand Slam dream is still alive, but what a fight.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13OK, so the way you played the last match
0:54:13 > 0:54:16is exactly how you have to play.
0:54:16 > 0:54:17You have to hurt her.
0:54:17 > 0:54:21If you hurt her on her serve, you hurt her best shot.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25Oh, woo-hoo-hoo!
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Just stay calm, whatever happens.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32I love you. And I trust you.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Game, set, match. Williams.
0:54:38 > 0:54:43Serena Williams now three matches and six sets away
0:54:43 > 0:54:45from tennis history.
0:54:47 > 0:54:51- Well, next match you play someone I think you know pretty well.- Yeah.
0:54:51 > 0:54:52Your sister.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55What's different about the match-ups now?
0:54:55 > 0:54:57The only difference is we are a lot older.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59SERENA LAUGHS
0:54:59 > 0:55:01No, she's playing great, so I have to really be ready for that.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03But at least one of us will be at Wimble...
0:55:03 > 0:55:05A Williams will be in the semis, so that's good.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08- CHEERING - I think the crowd likes that.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21I have to finish this.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23I don't know what to do with it, though.
0:55:26 > 0:55:27Should have did that darker.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Baby, Mama's thinking.
0:55:38 > 0:55:43I started painting about five years ago.
0:55:43 > 0:55:44It totally relaxes me.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55It's official. It's done.
0:56:01 > 0:56:05Um... Unfortunately, as always -
0:56:05 > 0:56:09it seems every year - this year, I have to play Venus.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12She's just playing so well!
0:56:12 > 0:56:14It's like, I don't know, every time I see the draw, I'm like,
0:56:14 > 0:56:17"I don't care who I play, I just don't want to play Venus".
0:56:17 > 0:56:18Who do I play?
0:56:18 > 0:56:21Venus. So...
0:56:21 > 0:56:24We'll see. I mean... We've both been playing well,
0:56:24 > 0:56:28and I definitely picked up my level in the last match.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30I only hope I can sustain it.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32I didn't start out this tournament great,
0:56:32 > 0:56:35but it's not how you start, it's how you finish.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38So, I'm still in it. We'll see.
0:56:41 > 0:56:46And some thousands waiting, still, to go into Arthur Ashe Stadium.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49The match that has been anticipated since the draw.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Serena Williams trying to do something,
0:56:53 > 0:56:56the likes of which no man or no woman
0:56:56 > 0:56:59has been able to accomplish in over a quarter of a century.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03And the only thing standing in the way is her older sister.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07So, you obviously know her quite well,
0:57:07 > 0:57:09but I'm going to remind you of a few things.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14The first serve is very good.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17On the backhand side, she mixes slice and she can hit hard.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21So, you have to break it.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25Quality wise, this is one of, if not THE best match that they've played
0:57:25 > 0:57:27up to this point.
0:57:28 > 0:57:29So, now we talk about you.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Go and get every point.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38You're going to hit the winners and unforced errors.
0:57:40 > 0:57:43I want everything to depend only on you.
0:57:49 > 0:57:52Three match points.
0:57:52 > 0:57:56This has not been an easy night for either sister.
0:57:58 > 0:58:03- Game, set, match. Serena Williams. - Wow. What a way to end the match.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06Two sets to one - 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:58:14 > 0:58:18Ladies and gentlemen... Serena Williams!
0:58:23 > 0:58:25Should have got a bag of ice.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Can I get a picture?
0:58:29 > 0:58:30Sure.
0:58:32 > 0:58:35- Great.- Thank you.
0:58:35 > 0:58:36Hey, Zane.
0:58:36 > 0:58:39Can you go get a bag of ice from the locker room, please?
0:58:39 > 0:58:41- Yep.- I'm going to get in the car.
0:58:41 > 0:58:44- You're welcome.- Hi, Serena. - Oh, sure.- Thank you.
0:58:47 > 0:58:49- Thank you.- OK, you're welcome.
0:58:49 > 0:58:51- You have to do it higher. Oh, is this a video?- Yeah.
0:58:51 > 0:58:52Are you on Snapchat?
0:58:54 > 0:58:55- Thank you.- OK.
0:58:55 > 0:58:58- You want to take it?- Sure.
0:58:59 > 0:59:02- Thanks.- You're welcome.
0:59:03 > 0:59:05I've got to get out of here!
0:59:17 > 0:59:20DOG GRUMBLES, SHE GASPS You scared me.
0:59:22 > 0:59:26Oh, look, the Empire State Building is red, white and blue. It's pretty.
0:59:28 > 0:59:30I was here September 11th.
0:59:30 > 0:59:34I lost that year in the finals to Venus, in fact.
0:59:34 > 0:59:37Yep. And, er...
0:59:37 > 0:59:41The next morning, I was on a plane to DC to see Isha.
0:59:43 > 0:59:46It's one of those memories, you know exactly where you were.
0:59:46 > 0:59:49You know exactly where you were at.
0:59:49 > 0:59:52This is the first time the tournament is during September 11th
0:59:52 > 0:59:55since that happened. In 14 years.
1:00:03 > 1:00:06When she got in the car, I was like, "Wow.
1:00:06 > 1:00:11"No way. This is not Serena Williams getting in the car I'm driving."
1:00:13 > 1:00:15The Williams sisters...
1:00:15 > 1:00:19Serena is one of the biggest reasons I'm a tennis fan.
1:00:20 > 1:00:24A lot of times, being African-American...
1:00:25 > 1:00:30..we lack a certain confidence to do things.
1:00:31 > 1:00:33You know?
1:00:33 > 1:00:35And...
1:00:35 > 1:00:36she's a great example...
1:00:37 > 1:00:42..of, you know, if you put your will to it,
1:00:42 > 1:00:44you can do anything you want to do.
1:00:44 > 1:00:45You know?
1:00:45 > 1:00:49I mean, there are others, but in her game, she's the one.
1:00:51 > 1:00:55In the game of tennis, Serena is the one right now.
1:00:55 > 1:00:59She's the top... She's the one everybody wants to beat.
1:00:59 > 1:01:00She makes us proud.
1:01:02 > 1:01:03She makes us proud.
1:01:18 > 1:01:20Right, both players are here.
1:01:30 > 1:01:33You're going to turn them around...
1:01:35 > 1:01:36OK. Thanks, Serena.
1:01:41 > 1:01:44Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the players
1:01:44 > 1:01:46for our next semifinal...
1:01:48 > 1:01:50..Roberta Vinci...
1:01:50 > 1:01:55Five, four, three, two, one.
1:01:57 > 1:02:02..and six-time US Open champion and world number one,
1:02:02 > 1:02:04Serena Williams!
1:02:04 > 1:02:05CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:02:12 > 1:02:14It is semifinal number two.
1:02:14 > 1:02:16The number one seed, Serena Williams,
1:02:16 > 1:02:17meeting Roberta Vinci for the fifth time.
1:02:17 > 1:02:20A David and Goliath-type match-up.
1:02:20 > 1:02:22Yeah, I'm expecting a pretty straightforward win.
1:02:32 > 1:02:35She's got the game. She's got the set. She's on her way.
1:02:46 > 1:02:49- Game, Miss Vinci.- The break.
1:02:49 > 1:02:53Well, it seemed as though she had things totally under control.
1:02:53 > 1:02:55Roberta Vinci, this is the deepest
1:02:55 > 1:02:57she has got into a set against Serena
1:02:57 > 1:02:59in her career.
1:03:04 > 1:03:08One serve away from forcing a third set.
1:03:22 > 1:03:27She's got it. The first time in her career, she takes a set off Serena.
1:03:28 > 1:03:30And what a time to do it!
1:03:34 > 1:03:38The one thing she has going for her is the tremendous third-set success
1:03:38 > 1:03:39she's had this year.
1:03:39 > 1:03:42Yeah, she's been in this situation so many times this year.
1:04:02 > 1:04:06You mentioned the power players that Serena has seen recently.
1:04:06 > 1:04:08Even Mattek-Sands just blasts away.
1:04:08 > 1:04:11This is a totally different player from anybody she's played
1:04:11 > 1:04:14- in this tournament.- For sure.
1:04:14 > 1:04:16And she's doing it with all those subtle little tricks.
1:04:16 > 1:04:18The little drops, the slices, the off-pace.
1:04:18 > 1:04:23She's bringing Serena in and Serena is all out of sorts.
1:04:26 > 1:04:29"Yeah, let me hear some cheers!" What a point!
1:04:41 > 1:04:42What's going on with her?
1:04:42 > 1:04:44Well, you know what's going on with her.
1:04:44 > 1:04:49The amount of pressure on her shoulders is just enormous.
1:04:49 > 1:04:51Thank you.
1:04:51 > 1:04:55This is somebody you have absolutely dominated in your career.
1:04:58 > 1:04:59Some people may say,
1:04:59 > 1:05:03"Well, she should come out with no pressure on her," but...
1:05:03 > 1:05:05what is on the line is so enormous.
1:05:06 > 1:05:07Your brain sometimes thinks,
1:05:07 > 1:05:10"Oh, this cannot be the person that I lose to."
1:05:16 > 1:05:17It's almost midnight.
1:05:19 > 1:05:20In tennis terms.
1:05:22 > 1:05:23Match point.
1:05:43 > 1:05:47She's done it! An extraordinary upset!
1:06:00 > 1:06:03One of the most improbable wins this championship has seen...
1:06:43 > 1:06:45How do you game plan for those days when her legs are heavy
1:06:45 > 1:06:48and her nerves might be something she's feeling?
1:06:48 > 1:06:49How do you strategise?
1:06:49 > 1:06:53I don't make a game plan for losing, so...
1:06:53 > 1:06:58I mean, there is no game plan for when you're about to lose.
1:06:58 > 1:07:00There is a game plan to win.
1:07:13 > 1:07:17# Why you wanna be my love? Is it just for show?
1:07:17 > 1:07:21# Why you wanna be my love, my love, my love, love
1:07:21 > 1:07:24# Why you wanna be my love? Is it just for show?
1:07:24 > 1:07:26# Why you wanna be my love... #
1:07:30 > 1:07:32We need our next girl.
1:07:32 > 1:07:34HUBBUB
1:07:43 > 1:07:46I don't want to talk about losing. I don't like losing.
1:07:46 > 1:07:47I don't want to talk about the match.
1:07:47 > 1:07:49I don't want to think about the match. I mean...
1:07:49 > 1:07:52this is the biggest moment in my career history
1:07:52 > 1:07:54and I didn't get it.
1:07:57 > 1:07:58I've never been in this position.
1:07:58 > 1:08:02I've never been so close to having something and losing it.
1:08:03 > 1:08:05Or not getting it. No, losing it.
1:08:05 > 1:08:08I lost it. It's not like I was beaten. I lost it.
1:08:11 > 1:08:14I could have won if I played better and...
1:08:19 > 1:08:21I've been in a really dark hole.
1:08:24 > 1:08:27I also just feel like I let a lot of people down.
1:08:27 > 1:08:31There was, like, this hope that, I don't know...
1:08:31 > 1:08:32You've given a lot of people hope
1:08:32 > 1:08:36to believe that they could do something...
1:08:36 > 1:08:38that's impossible.
1:08:38 > 1:08:39Hell, I couldn't do it either, so...
1:08:41 > 1:08:43Thank God for distractions.
1:08:46 > 1:08:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:08:59 > 1:09:01I need a break.
1:09:01 > 1:09:03I really need a break.
1:09:26 > 1:09:32'Growing up, I was the younger sister no-one expected much from.'
1:09:32 > 1:09:35- Konnichiwa.- Bonjour.
1:09:35 > 1:09:36- Hola!- Hola!
1:09:36 > 1:09:38'Venus was one of the best juniors ever.
1:09:38 > 1:09:40'I mean, she never lost a match.
1:09:40 > 1:09:44'She was always the one in the spotlight.
1:09:44 > 1:09:47'So when I decided to play junior tennis, it was just like,
1:09:47 > 1:09:51' "Oh, she's cute. She's OK. She's fun."
1:09:51 > 1:09:53'I was kind of like an afterthought.
1:09:54 > 1:09:57'Being in someone's shadow is...
1:09:57 > 1:10:00'is hard. But being in Venus Williams' shadow...
1:10:00 > 1:10:03'You know, my whole life, I was fighting for respect.
1:10:06 > 1:10:09'I always promised myself one day that I wanted to be like her
1:10:09 > 1:10:12'and that I would prove everyone wrong.'
1:10:17 > 1:10:19My oldest sister, Tunde,
1:10:19 > 1:10:22she always used to tell me, "Serena, don't worry.
1:10:22 > 1:10:25"Your day will come and you are going to be bright
1:10:25 > 1:10:27"and you are going to shine."
1:10:27 > 1:10:30She was the one that really believed in me.
1:10:32 > 1:10:34She passed when I was 23 years old.
1:10:38 > 1:10:41But she's always with me and my family and my sisters.
1:10:41 > 1:10:45And I remember her advice every time someone counts me out.
1:10:45 > 1:10:49Every time in my career that I've had to come back.
1:10:49 > 1:10:51I always think of...Tunde's words.
1:11:03 > 1:11:05Action!
1:11:13 > 1:11:14Today is my birthday.
1:11:16 > 1:11:18I'm thirty-f...fun.
1:11:19 > 1:11:23I've put on about ten pounds of pure fat.
1:11:23 > 1:11:25And I'm loving it.
1:11:29 > 1:11:3334 means I'm getting closer and closer.
1:11:35 > 1:11:37But who said 34 was old for tennis?
1:11:38 > 1:11:41You know, who makes the rules?
1:11:41 > 1:11:44Shouldn't each person make their own rules?
1:11:46 > 1:11:50There's records, there's numbers that I'm really close to.
1:11:50 > 1:11:53But whether I reach those numbers or not,
1:11:53 > 1:11:57I will play and I will fight and, when I feel that I'm done,
1:11:57 > 1:11:59then I'll be done.
1:12:01 > 1:12:03Yeah?
1:12:03 > 1:12:05Growing up, she wanted to live her dream
1:12:05 > 1:12:07to be a professional tennis player.
1:12:08 > 1:12:11But, in living her dream, she inspired so many others,
1:12:11 > 1:12:12and that's the beauty of it.
1:12:12 > 1:12:16By being your best, you made other people's lives...
1:12:16 > 1:12:19You don't know how many people's lives that you've touched.
1:12:19 > 1:12:21I love you so much and...
1:12:22 > 1:12:24..um...
1:12:24 > 1:12:26I always loved being your big sister.
1:12:26 > 1:12:27Woo!
1:12:29 > 1:12:31When I first started playing tennis,
1:12:31 > 1:12:33women weren't really encouraged to play sports,
1:12:33 > 1:12:35let alone excel in sports.
1:12:35 > 1:12:38So, when I first learned that I would be Sportsperson...
1:12:38 > 1:12:43Yes, Sports PERSON of the Year, I could not believe it.
1:12:44 > 1:12:47I've had people put me down because I didn't look like them.
1:12:47 > 1:12:49I look stronger.
1:12:49 > 1:12:52I've had people look past me because of the colour of my skin.
1:12:52 > 1:12:55I've had people overlook me because I was a woman.
1:12:55 > 1:12:58I had critics say I will never win another Grand Slam,
1:12:58 > 1:13:00when I was only at number seven.
1:13:00 > 1:13:03And, now, here I stand today with 21 Grand Slam titles.
1:13:03 > 1:13:04And I'm still going.
1:13:04 > 1:13:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:13:12 > 1:13:15My favourite poet, Maya Angelou, she has this poem,
1:13:15 > 1:13:17called Still I Rise.
1:13:19 > 1:13:20You may write me down in history
1:13:20 > 1:13:23With your bitter, twisted lies
1:13:23 > 1:13:26You may trod me with the very dirt
1:13:26 > 1:13:30But still, like dust, I rise
1:13:32 > 1:13:34Did you want to see me broken?
1:13:34 > 1:13:36Bowed head and lowered eyes?
1:13:36 > 1:13:39Shoulders falling like teardrops
1:13:39 > 1:13:41Weakened by my soulful cries?
1:13:42 > 1:13:45Out of the huts of history's shame I rise
1:13:45 > 1:13:50From a past that's rooted in pain I rise
1:13:50 > 1:13:53I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide
1:13:53 > 1:13:56Welling and swelling, I bear in the tide
1:13:56 > 1:13:59Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
1:13:59 > 1:14:00I rise.
1:14:00 > 1:14:01Come on!
1:14:01 > 1:14:04Into a daybreak that's wonderfully clear
1:14:04 > 1:14:05I rise
1:14:06 > 1:14:09Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave
1:14:09 > 1:14:10I rise
1:14:12 > 1:14:16I am the dream and the hope of the slave
1:14:16 > 1:14:17I rise
1:14:18 > 1:14:19I rise
1:14:20 > 1:14:21I rise.