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She didn't play in a particularly strong era. Her sister was competition at the start but she fell away and was only really competative on grass. Henin was probably her biggest competition and Henin while good, isn't an all time great.

Navratilova had to compete against two all time greats in her career in Chris Evert and then Steffi Graf.

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She didn't play in a particularly strong era. Her sister was competition at the start but she fell away and was only really competative on grass. Henin was probably her biggest competition and Henin while good, isn't an all time great.

Navratilova had to compete against two all time greats in her career in Chris Evert and the Steffi Graf.
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She didn't play in a particularly strong era. Her sister was competition at the start but she fell away and was only really competative on grass. Henin was probably her biggest competition and Henin while good, isn't an all time great.

Navratilova had to compete against two all time greats in her career in Chris Evert and then Steffi Graf.
Tbf Maria Sharapova was a rival to Serena for awhile until the scandal broke out.
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Serena Williams is an amazing tennis player , like mentioned above she's an inspiration. She's achieved so much .

I'm not a big sports fan , but i'm always happy when people like Serena & her sister Venus work so hard & it pays off, when i think of tennis i think of the William sisters . I know sports has a cut off point as they get older , so hopefully she'll enjoy her retirement & i'm sure she'll find ways to stay busy whilst being at her leisure aswell .
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Tbf Maria Sharapova was a rival to Serena for awhile until the scandal broke out.
Again Sharapova had a few moments but only won 5 Grand slam titles whereas Graf won 22, Navratilova won 18 and Evert won 18.

In Serena's era Venus and Henin won the next most to her they both won 7. I think to be considered an all time great you have to have won at least 10.

Navratilova is the Queen of Wimbledon with the most victories there and Evert is the a queen of the French open with the most victories there. Serena and Steffi Graf are not the Queen of any grand slam tournament but they're probably the two best all rounders.

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