Serena Williams

US Open 2016 Day 11: Angelique Kerber Beats Caroline Wozniacki To Become No. 1, Serena Falls In Semifinal

Angelique Kerber reached her third major final of the year on Thursday after beating Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 at the…

8 years ago

US Open 2016 Day 10: Kei Nishikori Upsets Andy Murray, Serena Advances To Semifinals

Kei Nishikori earned his biggest victory of 2016 on Wednesday, defeating No. 2-seed Andy Murray 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the U.S.…

8 years ago

Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Ousts Serena Williams, Reigning Gold Medalist, From Rio Olympics

Serena Williams's playing performance looked significantly worse than her usual in Rio on Tuesday. Ukraine's Elina Svitolina Ousts Serena Williams, Reigning…

8 years ago

Serena And Venus Williams Fall In First-Ever First-Round Olympics Doubles Loss

Three-time Olympic doubles champions Venus and Serena Williams suffered their first-ever Olympic loss in the first round at Rio on Sunday. The sisters fell…

8 years ago

OPINION: Serena Williams, The Missing Nomination At ESPYs For Female Athlete Of the Year

The ESPYs are always entertaining, and very often predictable, but this year the Best Female Athlete took me by surprise.…

8 years ago

Andy Murray Wins Second Wimbledon Title, Serena Williams Ties Steffi Graf Record For 22 Grand Slams With Finals Win

Serena Williams defeated German fourth-seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 in London on Saturday to earn the women's singles Wimbledon 2016 title, thus securing…

8 years ago

Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber Advance To Face Off In Wimbledon Finals

The women's semifinals took place at Wimbledon in London on Thursday, as both Williams sisters, fourth-seeded German Angelique Kerber and Russian Elena Vesnina all took…

8 years ago

Venus and Serena Williams Advance To Wimbledon Semifinals, Kei Nishikori Pulls Out

Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams and her older sister Venus Williams both advanced to the semifinals of Wimbledon 2016 with victories…

8 years ago

Wimbledon Monday Recap: Andy Murray, Serena Williams Advance To Quarterfinals

The favorites for the 2016 Wimbledon title in both the men's and women's draw delivered on Monday's fourth-round matchups, as Andy…

8 years ago

Serena Williams Starts Wimbledon Title Defense With Win Over Amra Sadikovic, Talks About Olympics

World No. 1 and reigning champion Serena Williams began her Wimbledon title defense on Tuesday, defeating Switzerland's Amra Sadikovic 6–2, 6–4 on Center Court…

8 years ago

Serena Williams Is Finally World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete

Serena Williams has finally surpassed Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova as the highest-paid athlete in the world, with earnings of $28.9 million in the…

8 years ago

Novak Djokovic Wins French Open, Completes Grand Slam Collection; Muguruza Upsets Serena Williams

Novak Djokovic made history Sunday after he defeated Britain's Andy Murray 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the Roland Garros final. Novak Djokovic Wins…

8 years ago

French Open Day 3: Novak Djokovic And Rafaeal Nadal Open Easily With Wins, Angelique Kerber Loses

Novak Djokovic defeated Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday…

8 years ago

Serena Williams Ends 9-Month Title Drought At Italian Open

Serena Williams secured a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over Madison Keys in an all-American women's singles final at the Italian Open in…

8 years ago

Serena Williams vs. Simona Halep: Recap, Reaction From 2016 Indian Wells

There is set to be a new winner on the women's side of the BNP Paribas Open this year. Serena…

9 years ago

Serena Williams Withdraws From Qatar Open Due To The Flu

Serena Williams has officially withdrawn from her second consecutive tournament, announcing Tuesday that she will not be playing in next week's…

9 years ago

Serena Williams Retires From Hopman Cup Match With Knee Soreness

The 2016 season didn't get off to a good start for world number one Serena Williams as she was forced…

9 years ago

‘Sports Illustrated’ Names Serena Williams 2015 Sportsperson Of The Year

Although she may have fallen two matches short of finishing the elusive Grand Slam, women's tennis great Serena Williams was still chosen…

9 years ago

Serena Williams Chases Down Thief Who Stole Her Cell Phone

Serena Williams, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world in women's singles tennis, seems to always end up on…

9 years ago

Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic Reign at Wimbledon

Centre Court at Wimbledown crowned two familiar champions over the weekend, as Serena Williams won her fourth straight grand slam…

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