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Together Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have earned more than $100 million in prize money, with the glamorous duo boosting those lofty totals through endorsements – especially the latter, who is habitually named the world’s richest female athlete.

Saturday’s 6-4, 6-4 victory over Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon final unleashed a load of statistical updates and numerical superlatives.

Williams bludgeoned mercilessly past Maria Sharapova 6-2 6-4 to book her eighth Wimbledon final appearance, claiming her 17th consecutive victory over the Russian who she loves to beat.

“I think when she plays against me, she certainly does take you out of your game”, said Sharapova.

She was determined to do well and to win.

She has won WTA Tour events large and small. It’s not very often that Williams loses grand slam finals: She improved to 21-4, last tasting defeat at the 2011 U.S. Open against Samantha Stosur.

The 34-year-old Swiss player, already a member of the worldwide Tennis Hall of Fame, teamed up with Sania Mirza of India to win the women’s doubles title on Saturday. She has won WTA Tour events large and small. It also gave her a “Serena Slam” for the second...

Pushing his baby’s pram through the leafy surroundings of Wimbledon Common is how Novak Djokovic collected his thoughts and mapped out his game plan to try and win a third title at the All England Club.

“I’m so excited”.

Two weeks of earnest tennis matches, 126 names eliminated from the brackets, and the same two transcendent stars have emerged out of the stunted grass blades.

She was determined to do well and to win.

With a spot in the Wimbledon finals at stake, No. 1 Williams thumped No. 4 Sharapova in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) for her 17th straight win over Sharapova.

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth). Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning a point against Richard Gasquet of France during the men’s singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday July 10, 2015.

If Williams wins the Wimbledon finals Saturday, she’ll have secured a second such slam. Should she win on Saturday, she’ll first complete the “Serena Slam” – winning four majors in a row – having won at the US Open last summer in addition to...

To complete the “Serena slam” of four consecutive majors for a second time, she will play Garbine Muguruza, a Spanish upstart with a big serve and nothing to lose, in the Wimbledon final Saturday.