by her. they deserve everything. and i wouldn t be serena if there wasn t venus. for my husband and everyone and their thoughts. once in a lifetime or once in a generation there are certain athletes who come along and they transcend the sport. we saw it with tiger woods. we saw it with michael jordan. serena to me she did that for tennis. she changed wearing your emotions on your sleeve and being who you are. she made it a more welcoming and inviting sport for everyone. she revolutionized it just by being herself. she was so dominant for so long, especially at the most difficult time to be dominant in womens sports and womens tennis. she has never allowed anybody to dictate what she ll say or what she ll do. serena has always played on and off the court on her terms. com e on. hi. so this is from serena s essay she wrote in her book. i never wanted to have to choose between tennis and family. if i were a guy i wouldn t be writing this. because i d be out the
for all those of you who have lost someone, 21 years is both a lifetime and no time at all. it s good to remember, these memories help us heal. ukrainian forces have been able to take control of some villages here in kharkiv region. the ukrainians are demonstrating their will to fight and candidly the russians inability and lack of supplies to their troops is playing out as well. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom . the first lag of a final royal journey. the funeral group bearing the coffin of queen elizabeth ii arrived today in the scottish capital edinburgh. applause and a show of love as the queen s flag draped coffin passed through the city s royal mile. for 500 years this has been a processional route for kings and queens. today it was part of the six-hour funeral procession from balmoral estate where the queen died on thursday. across the countryside through villages and cities, crowds of mourners and admirers lined the streets to
hard to this day i still think about it. it was the hardest forehand that ever went by me. the intensity she brings, that force of will, you know that deep desire that s in her gut that comes out in tight moments where she can raise her game, where she can raise the ante, that intensity is the best way i can describe it. it s next. i m pamela brown. have a great night. it is likely the end of an era in the sports world. longest u.s. open match of serena williams career may have been her last. an emotional serena thanking her family for always standing
can 2018 u.s. open is a final. it was a match where it s yet another opportunity for her to win another grand slam and to tie the record with margaret, the ultimate record. she s playing naomi osaka who had been a rising star in our sport, who was a great competitor in her own right. naomi comfortably wins the first set, and serena and up 3-2 in the second set and she loses her point. the umpire takes it away from her because he said she s getting coaching from her coach. i didn t get coaching. i don t cheat. i didn t get coaching. how can you say that? it was a moment that she started to reflect more on her character about who she was as a person of not being a cheat, and
of a physical match. it was a little tough because one year before the reception wasn t so good, but, you know, if you re a champion you should be able to get through it. so indian wells was 2001, and, you know, shortly after 2002 all she did was become the number one player in the world. game set match. in 2002 she beat her sister at womeimbledon. she was on a winning streak that was undeniable. , you know, she won everything. the serena slam came from 2002, 2003. she held all four titles at the same time. i actually played her in 2002 sort of as she became and was continuing to become serena fully. i came up against her, played