There is no bigger tennis fan than J.K. Rowling, as her epic Twitter rant about Wimbledon proves.
Believe it or not, but Comic-Con isn’t the only big cultural event taking place this weekend.
Wimbledon 2015 has reached its final stages, and at Saturday’s Ladies Final, Serena Williams won her sixth singles title, completing the “Serena Slam” (four straight majors) for the second time in her career.
Williams bested 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-4, and despite her obvious disappointment, the young Spaniard was quick to congratulate Williams on her victory.
“I want to (congratulate) Serena who is showing us she is world No. 1,” Muguruza said when speaking to the press after the match (via CNN).
The match itself was intense and exciting, if you’re into tennis. If you’re not, you may instead have been watching J.K. Rowling’s twitter feed.
The Harry Potter author has never been shy about her love of tennis, and, continuing her Twitter-winning streak, decided to live-tweet the experience of watching Serena Williams’ game:
Go Serena! #SerenaWilliams
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
YES YES YES! #SerenaWilliams
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
I just yelled like I got hit by that ball. #Wimbledon2015
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
Tennis history is made! #QueenOfCentreCourt @serenawilliams
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
Although J.K. Rowling is obviously Team Serena, Muguruza clearly managed to win her over with her outstanding performance.
“Turns out Muguruza is adorable,” Rowling wrote of the “unbelievable” young player. “I’ll be supporting her whenever she’s not playing @serenawilliams or @HeatherWatson92.”
Rowling even posed for a picture with Williams, and clearly has nothing but good things to say about the 33-year-old athlete:
I'm #TeamSerena today, because you don't meet many super-talented people nicer than she is. Go @serenawilliams! pic.twitter.com/KHDYNCt6Ls
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
#SerenaSlam! I love her. What an athlete, what a role model, what a woman!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
Also, because she’s the best, J.K. Rowling decided to take a hater who said Williams was “built like a man” to task:
.@diegtristan8 "she is built like a man". Yeah, my husband looks just like this in a dress. You're an idiot. pic.twitter.com/BCvT10MYkI
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 11, 2015
Congratulations to Serena Williams on her victory — and to Jo, who clearly had a good Saturday afternoon!
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