Serena Williams just suffered the heaviest defeat of her entire 23-year professional tennis career

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• Serena Williams reached the 2018 Wimbledon Championships final in July but was brought crashing back down to Earth when she was annihilated by Johanna Konta on Tuesday.
• Konta bested Williams in straight sets and inflicted the heaviest defeat Williams has ever had to suffer.
• Williams lost 6-1, 6-0 in 53 minutes and said Konta "clearly ran away with it."

Serena Williams may have reached the 2018 Wimbledon Championships final, but she was brought crashing back down to earth when she lost to Johanna Konta in her next match at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on Tuesday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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