Melbourne, Jan 21: Serena Williams of the US advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday after a hard-fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Romanian world No 1 Simona Halep. The 37-year-old shone at the Rod Laver Arena to again demonstrate her remarkable longevity and ability to compete at the game’s highest level, reports […]
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Halep tops Venus, to face Serena in Australian Open round-16
Melbourne, Jan 20: Top seed Simona Halep of Romania on Saturday kept her bid for her second Grand Slam title alive as she brushed aside veteran Venus Williams of the United States 6-2, 6-3 to book a place in the Australian Open round of 16. Having ending Williams’ 81st Grand Slam campaign in one hour and […]
Serena advances to last 16 in Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 19: Serena Williams used the 18-year-old Dayana Yastremska’s inexperience to her advantage as she overpowered the Ukrainian to make it to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday. She routed her opponent 6-2, 6-1 in a match that lasted an hour and seven minutes, reports Efe. “I’m taking every match as it […]
Serena in US Open QF
New York, Sep 3: Serena Williams has reached the quarterfinals at the US Open in Flushing Meadows here after beating Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. Williams had a tough time on Sunday with Kanepi, even after starting out firmly in control. In the second set she nearly battled for her life before ultimately putting down […]
Serena advances to Wimbledon fourth round; Bertens upsets Venus
London, July 7: Seven-time champion Serena Williams has kept her Wimbledon hopes alive with a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) third-round victory over Kristina Mladenovic. Older sister Venus Williams, however, crashed out of the tournament with a 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 8-6 loss to Kiki Bertens. Mladenovic served for the first set at 5-4 during the match on […]
Muguruza brushes off discussing Serena’s seeding at Wimbledon
London, July2: Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza brushed off questions on Sunday about the decision by Wimbledon organizers to give the 25th-seed spot to the United States legend Serena Williams, despite her being ranked world No.181. Serena, a seven-time Wimbledon champion who has only tentatively returned to competition after maternity leave, was granted the seeded position […]
Williams calls for fair treatment over doping test
London, July 1: Serena Williams demanded fair treatment from US doping chiefs after the former Wimbledon champion was subjected to a series of tests in June. Williams arrived at Wimbledon this week on the heels of a report that she was unhappy at excessive targeting from US Anti-Doping Agency drug testers. A Deadspin article revealed […]
Grass suited for Serena style, she will be top contender at Wimbledon: Chris Evert
Mumbai, Jun 30: Legendary Chris Evert says since grass is the best surface for Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion will be a top contender for the title at the Wimbledon championships. “Serena, listen it’s her best surface. It’s the surface that her game is suited for, with the power (and) the big serves. […]
Serena is surprise 25th seed at Wimbledon, Halep 1st
London, June 28: United States tennis star Serena Williams was on Wednesday named as the surprise 25th seed in the upcoming 2018 Wimbledon tennis tournament, despite being ranked world No.183. For the main draw matches beginning July 2, World No.1 Simona Halep of Romania was seeded first and defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain was seeded […]
Serena bows out in first round of Miami Open
Miami (US), March 22: Japan’s Naomi Osaka, fresh from winning the biggest title of her career this month at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, defeated an out-of-sorts Serena Williams 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Miami Open. The 20-year-old Osaka, who was born to a Haitian father and a […]