Serena Williams beat Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon today and British billionaire author of Harry Porter series, J.K Rowling praised Serena for the feat only for a man to say the reason Serena is successful is because she's 'built like a man'. That didn't go down well with JK who called him an idiot.
Triumph: The 33-year-old celebrates her victory on Centre Court after defeating her younger opponent in straight sets
First Lady Michelle Obama took to Twitter on Saturday morning to congratulate American tennis star Serena Williams for capturing the women’s singles tennis championship at Wimbledon.
“Wow! Huge congrats to @SerenaWilliams for her win at Wimbledon. We're all so proud of you!” Obama tweeted, signing her tweet with her initials “mo.”
The championship was Williams’ sixth at Wimbledon. It was also her fourth straight win at a Grand Slam tournament (the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open).
If Williams wins this year’s U.S. Open, she will become just the fourth woman to win all four in a calendar year.
Several lawmakers joined the first lady in lauding Williams’ accomplishment, including Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), Janice Hahn (D-Calif.) and Katherine Clark (D-Mass.):
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