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By 1991, Serena was ranked first in the 10 and under division. Richard was

concerned that his daughters needed better discipline to become successful
professionals; he moved his family again but this time to Florida. There,

Richard let go of some of his coaching responsibilities, but not the

management of Serena's and Venus's career. Concerned of his daughters
getting tired quickly, he scaled back their junior tournament schedule.

During 2000 Serena had lost her fourth round against Elena Likhovtseva. She
lost her titles in Paris and Serena missed the French opening because of her

injury. She returned to Wimbledon where she lost to Venus in the semi-finals.

Serena successfully kept her title in Los Angeles, defeating Lindsay Davenport

in the finals. Serena and Venus both teamed up so that they could win a gold
medal, but Serena ended up winning the Toyota Princess Cup.

During 2002, Serena won her first title of the year in Scottsdale, Arizona,

defeating world champion Jennifer Capriati.

During 2005, at the Australian Open, Williams denied the idea that she and

her sister Venus were a disapproving force in tennis, following Venus's early
exit at the tournament.

During 2008, Serena started by joining the U.S team that won the Hopman

Cup with Mardy Fish.

Serena started the 2012 season at Brisbane International. However, during

her match against Bojana Jovanovski; she injured her left ankle when serving

for the match. As a result, Williams was forced to drop out from the
tournament.

In 2016, Serena was forced to exit the Hopman Cup after retiring from her
match due to an injured knee.

Ikram Yusuf