Washington, March 15: Top-ranked Simona Halep of Romania has said Serena Williams is still the best tennis player in the world. “I think she should have been actually No. 1 seed in this tournament because she left as No. 1 in the world,” the Romanian was quoted by WTA official website as saying on Wednesday, Xinhua […]
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Serena to be back on track after maternity leave
New York, Dec 26: American tennis idol Serena Williams will soon return to action after almost a year of absence due to maternity leave. The 23-time Grand Slam champion will participate in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on December 30 against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia. “I am delighted to be […]
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Serena William’s Introduces Her Daughter To The World Via Instagram
23-time singles Grand Slam champion Serena Williams became a mother on 1st September when she gave birth to a baby girl. William introduced the baby to the world on Wednesday, when she posted a picture of the baby lying on her on Instagram. Williams who is dating Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian, named the baby after […]
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Indian Tennis Players Unhappy Over Federer, Serena’s IPTL Pull Out
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) National tennis champion V.M. Ranjeet and 2014 Chennai Open wild card entrant Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan on Wednesday lamented the absence of superstars Roger Federer and Serena Williams from the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) due to demonetisation. “It’s obviously a loss for tennis fans and players to not get the opportunity to […]
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Cash Crunch Rules Out Federer, Serena From IPTL
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The current cash crunch in the country, following the November 8 demonetisation has led to multiple Grand Slam champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams pulling out of this season’s International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), the organisers announced on Tuesday. Both Federer and Serena were scheduled to play the final leg […]
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Serena to miss WTA Finals due to shoulder injury
Madrid, Oct 17 (IANS) Star tennis player Serena Williams will miss the upcoming WTA Finals in Singapore from October 23 as she is still recovering from a shoulder injury that she picked up last summer. The WTA announced on Monday the absence of the World No.2 from the tournament which concludes the season,reports Efe. Serena, […]
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Serena eyeing WTA Finals return in Singapore
Wuhan (China), Sep 23 (IANS) World No.2 Serena Williams is eyeing a return to action at the WTA Finals in Singapore after a nagging shoulder injury ruled her out of the Wuhan Open and the China Open. Serena announced on Friday that due to shoulder injury she will not compete in the upcoming Wuhan Open […]
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‘Williams sisters never violated anti-doping regulations’
Baku, Sep 15 (IANS) Legendary American tennis sisters Serena and Venus Williams had a special therapeutic permission to take drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and didn’t violate anti-doping regulations, International Tennis Federation (ITF) President David Haggerty has said. Anonymous hackers from Fancybear.net web portal announced on Tuesday that they have hacked the […]
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US athletes including Serena, Simone Biles’ files leaked in alleged WADA hack
Moscow, Sep 13 (IANS) Russian hacking group Fancy Bears’ Hack Team on Tuesday claimed to have accessed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) database, alleging that American tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams and four-time Rio Olympics gold medallist gymnast Simone Biles have been allowed to consume banned substances. The hacking site claimed to have leaked […]
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Czechs Safarova-Strycova end Williams’ reign
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major upset in the women’s tennis doubles at Rio Olympics, Czechs Lucie Safarova, and Barbora Strycova defeated defending gold medallists Serena and Venus Williams of America 6-3, 6-4. The surprise win on Sunday ends the US hegemony. The Williams sisters had won three gold medals together in […]