Twitter reacts to Serena Williams winning SI’s Sportsperson of the Year

Twitter reacts to Serena Williams winning Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year.

Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, earning the distinction after winning 53 of 56 matches this year and narrowly missing the fourth Grand Slam title she needed to complete a calendar year “Serena Slam.”

Despite Williams’s dominance, social media reactions were mixed, with some people upset that American Pharoah (who ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought with his Belmont Stakes win and was the reader’s choice in SI’s Sportsperson poll) was not honored with the award.

• EDITORS: Why Serena Williams is SI's 2015 Sportsperson of the Year

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Congrats to @serenawilliams on winning @SInow Sportsperson of the year!

— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) December 14, 2015

SLAY SERENA😍👏🏽 https://t.co/Nq0tBaxKi4

— Zendaya (@Zendaya) December 14, 2015

💯 https://t.co/Qk9LKGaBAG

— MC HAMMER e/acc (@MCHammer) December 14, 2015

Congratulations @serenawilliams #SISportsperson of the Year! Way to inspire in 2015! #BurnBright https://t.co/FQQGZn2KVy

— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) December 14, 2015

The 2015 #SISportsperson of the year is... @serenawilliams! https://t.co/Zt4QEIl1MY pic.twitter.com/MBVZpWgQiV

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) December 14, 2015

Congratulations to Serena Williams for being Sports Illustrated sports person of the Year

— Charles Oakley (@CharlesOakley34) December 14, 2015

Finally @serenawilliams getting recognition she deserves. Congrats on being named #SISportsPerson of the Year. Huge win for women & tennis❤️

— José (@JoseInBK) December 14, 2015

YES! LOOOOOOOVE. @serenawilliams that @SInow cover is EVERYTHING. #SportspersonOfTheYear #WhoRunsTheWorld

— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) December 14, 2015

I am so in love with this cover! Slay, Queen @SerenaWilliams! https://t.co/VtAS8HpNQh

— 🇺🇸🇭🇹 Only4RM 🇭🇹🇺🇸 (@Only4RM) December 14, 2015

Compton's in the house! Congrats. Glad they didn't give it to a damn horse. #ugogirl https://t.co/uzUZgtwZXb pic.twitter.com/MPSKpkv2Hn

— Marcellus Wiley (@marcelluswiley) December 14, 2015

Bow down to the Queen "@SInow: The 2015 #SISportsperson of the year is... @serenawilliams! https://t.co/ILF3GUnfM8 pic.twitter.com/12RmFCSK7y"

— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) December 14, 2015

American Pharoah was a lot of fun to watch this year. So was Carli Lloyd. But Serena Williams was the easy choice. She's dominant.

— Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) December 14, 2015

So glad to see that she's getting all the credit she deserves! Congrats @serenawilliams 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👑🎾 https://t.co/d00MhhxQQt

— Justin (@JustinOh4_) December 14, 2015

Serena Williams is a person, a human being. American Pharoah is a horse. I'm not seeing what the problem is with SI's decision

— Josh Newman (@Joshua_Newman) December 14, 2015

Very disappointed to see Sport's Illustrated editors ignored the fans vote, and chose Serena Williams over American Pharoah - Article coming

— Brian Zipse (@Zipseatthetrack) December 14, 2015

I mean, which cover would you pick? pic.twitter.com/QevPcdX2RC

— Weather Moose (@WXMoose) December 14, 2015

i bet most horses voted for serena williams

— Narrative Ultra (@NarrativeUltra) December 14, 2015

The 2015 #SBSportshorse of the year is ... AMERICAN PHAROAH! pic.twitter.com/1RayD1brLO

— SB Nation (@SBNation) December 14, 2015

When asked about losing Sportsperson of the Year to Serena Williams, American Pharoah said, "What is a magazine? I would like a carrot."

— Mike (@85mf) December 14, 2015