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Serena's breakdown leads to questions

By Bonnie D. Ford
ESPN.com

Sunday, September 13, 2009

NEW YORK -- With the possible exception of Andre Agassi's evolution from brat to elder statesman, Serena Williams' image has been through more public permutations than that of any other tennis player in our collective vision. Dynamic in every sense of the word, Williams has simultaneously inspired devotion and provoked dislike among fans over the last decade-plus. Yet starting with her renaissance in the 2007 season, she seemed to have reached a certain equilibrium. Williams is widely acknow ...

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