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Australian Open more than a game show

By Sandra Harwitt
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, January 24, 2009

MELBOURNE, Australia -- One of the charming things about Serena Williams is she has made a career out of not just being a tennis player. Some purists indict the 27-year-old Williams for not being singularly focused, for choosing to see herself as more than just a multimillionaire athlete. These critics feel Williams could've achieved far more in the game, a point she noted herself this week in saying she probably should've won at least a 10th Grand Slam trophy by now. But the bottom line is ...

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