{"id":1987,"date":"2016-01-30T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/?p=1987"},"modified":"2016-01-30T20:33:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T20:33:56","slug":"blackgirlbadassery-serena-williams-loses-australia-open-with-grace-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/30\/blackgirlbadassery-serena-williams-loses-australia-open-with-grace-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"#BlackGirlBadassery: Serena Williams Loses Australian Open with Grace [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Angelique Kerber beats out Serena Williams for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2016\/jan\/30\/serena-williams-v-angelique-kerber-australian-open-final-live\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>6-4, 3-6, 6-4.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\"><iframe title=\"Match point: The moment Angelique Kerber won the Aus Open | Australian Open 2016\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7if3l8yBDbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Not the news I wanted to wake up to on a Saturday morning.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1989\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/30\/blackgirlbadassery-serena-williams-loses-australia-open-with-grace-photos\/thecolorpurple-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?fit=800%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,539\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"thecolorpurple\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Credit: Warner Bros.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?fit=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?fit=510%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?resize=510%2C344\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Warner Bros.\" width=\"510\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?resize=510%2C344&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thecolorpurple.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Serena Williams is a fan favorite with an impressive record to match, but she is most certainly not above defeat. How she handled the loss to her German opponent is what makes Serena the true star of this match.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Often a champion&#39;s status rises in defeat. Pretty sure that happened tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerenaWilliams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SerenaWilliams<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Maher (@AndyMaherDFA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyMaherDFA\/status\/693390737019260928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>She cheerfully accepted her opponent&#8217;s victory.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1991\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/30\/blackgirlbadassery-serena-williams-loses-australia-open-with-grace-photos\/serenawilliams\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?fit=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"serenawilliams\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo: Twitter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?fit=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1991\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?resize=510%2C340\" alt=\"Photo: Twitter\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?resize=177%2C118&amp;ssl=1 177w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/serenawilliams.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n[Tweet &#8220;The veteran sometimes has to give the novice rightful glory.&#8221;]\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a photograph. Ten out of ten <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerenaWilliams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SerenaWilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FTby661qft\">pic.twitter.com\/FTby661qft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Annie \ud83d\udc99 (@amcclure147) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amcclure147\/status\/693449957341294592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sport can be tough. Clear winners, clear losers. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerenaWilliams?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SerenaWilliams<\/a> was sheer class with her gracious speech post match. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trueclass?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trueclass<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AusOpen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Radcliffe (@scorad_AKL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scorad_AKL\/status\/693528991089577985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Following the match, Serena said, &#8220;Thank you for tonight guys, it was a great match. Angie congratulations, you did do well, you really deserved it, I really hope you enjoy this moment.&#8221; Relishing in her win, Kerber responded, &#8220;Serena, you are an inspiration, an unbelievable great person, so congrats for everything you did already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Suddenly, I am reminded of this.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-957\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/taraji-p-henson-467.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/taraji-p-henson-467\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/taraji-p-henson-467.gif?fit=352%2C140&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"352,140\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Taraji-P-Henson-467\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Credit: Tumblr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/taraji-p-henson-467.gif?fit=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/taraji-p-henson-467.gif?fit=352%2C140&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-957\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/taraji-p-henson-467.gif?resize=510%2C203\" alt=\"Photo Credit: Tumblr\" width=\"510\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Tumblr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>And that is how you win a loss.<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SerenaWilliams?src=hash\">#SerenaWilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams\">@serenawilliams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goat?src=hash\">#goat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash\">#AusOpen<\/a> let&#8217;s go.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RenasArmy?src=hash\">#RenasArmy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZPmEiCqED1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZPmEiCqED1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Black Chat (@Chat001Chat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chat001Chat\/status\/693347147748630528\">January 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teespring.com\/blackgirlbadassery\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to get your #BlackGirlBadassery gear.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angelique Kerber beats out Serena Williams for the Australian Open title. 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Not the news I wanted to wake up to on a Saturday morning. Serena Williams is a fan favorite with an impressive record to match, but she is most certainly not above defeat. How she handled the loss to her German &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/2016\/01\/30\/blackgirlbadassery-serena-williams-loses-australia-open-with-grace-photos\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#BlackGirlBadassery: Serena Williams Loses Australian Open with Grace [VIDEO]<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[375115053,3457],"tags":[401381555,401381537,401381536,654520,401381535],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-be-original-be-free-be-you","category-social","tag-blackgirlbadassery","tag-black-girl-magic","tag-black-girls-rock","tag-serena-williams","tag-sports"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=620%2C413&ssl=1","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=620%2C413&ssl=1",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=620%2C413&ssl=1",620,413,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=510%2C340&ssl=1",510,340,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=620%2C413&ssl=1",620,413,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=620%2C413&ssl=1",620,413,true],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1",600,400,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/australianopen.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tyler","author_link":"https:\/\/girltyler.com\/staging\/2937\/author\/7thrho\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Angelique Kerber beats out Serena Williams for the Australian Open title. 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. 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