Serena Williams certainly didn’t limit her stunning success to Grand Slams, where she thrived in both singles and doubles.

Williams claimed 23 Grand Slam singles titles during her phenomenal career, along with 14 doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles.

But the legendary American also emerged victorious at the Olympics, with her London 2012 success particularly impressive.

She went all the way in the English capital, defeating rival Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in the gold medal match.

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Serena Williams loved having ‘cool’ Michelle Obama watch her at the London 2012 Olympics

Intriguingly, however, there was a very high-profile guest in attendance for Williams’ first match of the tournament.

When asked if she knew Michelle Obama would be watching her clash

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