article_snippet: (CNN)Serena Williams has won 19 grand slam
article_snippet: singles tennis titles, including six U.S. Opens and five Wimbledons.
article_snippet: Afterward, Serena Williams' vowed Serena Williams''d never go back.
article_snippet: Serena Williams' kept true to that promise for 14 years, a time when Serena Williams' often dominated Serena Williams' sport.
article_snippet: The then-19-year-old got to the finals after Serena Williams scheduled semifinal foe -- sister Venus -- pulled out minutes before the matching, citing a knee injury.
article_snippet: Serena Williams scored a three-set win over Kim Clijsters.
article_snippet: But Serena Williams didn't celebrate.
article_snippet: Serena Williams spent hours crying in the locker room.
article_snippet: Serena father and sister, Venus, still stayed away.
article_snippet: Romanian-born Monica Niculescu, the world's 68th-ranked player, challenged Serena for more than two hours.
article_snippet: Still, Serena Williams managed to overcome Serena competitor and Serena emotions to win in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5.
article_snippet: Declining to reflect on the past, Serena Williams simply said afterward,
article_snippet: The 33-year-old still has a lot of matches ahead of Serena.