Serena Williams ended the season with an unexpected and heartbreaking loss in the US Open semifinal while she was inches close to win a historical Grand Slam. This doesn’t take anything away from the world no.1 that eventually had a huge 2015 to win the AP Female Athlete of the Year for the 4th time after 2002, 2009 and 2013.

Serena: This is why I perform the best as I can

Talking about her last US Open, the world no.1 commented “I wanted it. But winning one [slam] is not easy. And then, [when] you have a ‘bounty’ on your head, it’s even harder. If you know anything about me, I hate to lose. I’ve always said I hate losing more than I like winning, so that drives me to be the best that I can be.”

Ready for another spectacular season?