
USA Today recently conferred their Best Athlete of the Decade and in a huge surprise, Serena Williams finished ahead of the Big Three in Men's Tennis.
This is of course in the form of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. 35 journalists voted in the poll and the Winner was LeBron James who claimed 786 points, Williams though came a close second with 781 points.
Djokovic came in 10th place ahead of Rafael Nadal who finished 13th while Federer came 16th in the final list. With other sportsmen and sportswomen in the countdown, this list might not be wholly correct but there is nothing denying that Williams is one of the greatest of all time.
List in full below:
1 LeBron James - Basketball - 786
2 Serena Williams - Tennis - 781
3 Tom Brady - Football - 742
4 Simone Biles - Gymnastics - 740
5 Usain Bolt - Athletics - 654
6 Mike Trout - Baseball - 610
7 Steph Curry - Basketball - 571
8 Lionel Messi - Soccer - 570
9 Michael Phelps - Swimming - 541
10 Novak Djokovic - Tennis - 479
13 Rafael Nadal - Tennis - 396
16 Roger Federer - Tennis - 273
2 Serena Williams - Tennis - 781
3 Tom Brady - Football - 742
4 Simone Biles - Gymnastics - 740
5 Usain Bolt - Athletics - 654
6 Mike Trout - Baseball - 610
7 Steph Curry - Basketball - 571
8 Lionel Messi - Soccer - 570
9 Michael Phelps - Swimming - 541
10 Novak Djokovic - Tennis - 479
13 Rafael Nadal - Tennis - 396
16 Roger Federer - Tennis - 273

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