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Wimbledon 2016: Hail Serena Williams, the conquering hero and champion

Serena Williams knows how to celebrate. Saturday, however, was special even for one of the best women's tennis players of all time.

Did you see her showing her Wimbledon championship trophy to fans massed outside Centre Court? Williams, despite having played a high-pressure match against Angelique Kerber, stepped onto a balcony, held that glorious platter overhead and hopped like a schoolgirl at recess.

In her hands was the symbol of a year's frustration banished. Williams won four consecutive Grand Slam titles with her 2015 Wimbledon title, but then came a semifinal loss at the U.