Fourhand: Serena meets Duchess Kate, forced to miss Ciara’s wedding

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Fourhand: Serena meets Duchess Kate, forced to miss Ciara’s wedding

Pros, they’re just like us.

ByJonathan Scott

Published Jul 10, 2016

Fourhand is the Daily Spin's occasional roundup of various hits and misses on tour.

QUEENS UNITE Serena Williams didn't give Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, much to look at in her 48-minute belittling of Elena Vesnina, the quickest Wimbledon women's semifinal match since 1999. She did share a snap with her afterward, however, and Williams' mother, Oracene Price, also met the princess. (Kate's sister, tennis-loving Pippa Middleton, has attended matches this weekend as well.)

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THE GREATEST  Serena probably felt feisty after her brief takedown of a first-time major semifinalist, offering a great retort later when speaking to the press. She doesn't intend to be one of the greatest female athletes of all time, but one of the greatest athletes of all time. Full stop.

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WEDDING VS. WIMBLEDON  Due to another successful showing at the Championships, Serena is reportedly missing out on bridesmaid's duties in pal Ciara's wedding in the English countryside.

BUMMING AROUND  Nicole Willett, wife of pro golfer and 2016 Masters champ Danny Willett, decided to let her husband have it—in hilarious fashion—when an image of his hand behind her posterior surfaced. They certainly made the most of their Wimbledon attendance.

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BONUS  Though she's stuck in the midst of a (so far) two-year ban over her use of meldonium, Maria Sharapova decided to be not far from the happenings at the All England Club this year.

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