via BlackAmericaWeb: Serena Williams got a bit of a boost in the seedings for the U.S. Open by being placed at No. 17, nine spots above her current ranking. The U.S. Tennis Association’s decision, announced Tuesday along with all the other seeds for the main draws of women’s and men’s singles, means Williams avoids a possible […]
via CNN: Serena Williams suffered the worst loss of her storied career at the hands of Johanna Konta at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic on July 31. As it turns out, the tennis legend was a bit distracted by some news she received as she prepared to take the court. In a profile by Sean Gregory of Time, she revealed […]
via Joy105: Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber get emotional during their on-court interviews after the Wimbledon 2018 final.
via FirstLadyB: Serena Williams made her return to the tennis court, with an exhibition match loss to Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Saturday marked Serena’s first tennis match since giving birth to daughter Alexis. “I don’t think I am going to rate my performance,” Williams said. “I have plenty of comebacks, from injuries, from surgeries, but […]
When a euphoric Venus Williams picked up the pace of her celebratory pirouette and the crowd responded with thunderous applause, Serena Williams waited quietly in the adjacent corridor for the buzz to subside. She was thrilled that her older sister beat CoCo Vandeweghe and was returning to a Grand Slam final for the first time […]
In an open letter, Williams used her platform to send a resounding message on resiliency centering around her experience as a Black female athlete.
MARTIN BERNETTI VIA GETTY IMAGES Venus Williams crashed out of the Rio Games tournament in the first round on Sunday as the American sisters’ unbeaten run dating back to Sydney 2000 came to a surprising end. The top seeds fell 6-3 6-4 to Czech pair Barbora Strycova and Lucie Safarova, ending any hopes of claiming […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Serena Williams continues to make history and she credits her latest feat to LeBron James and theCleveland Cavaliers. Williams won her 22nd major title at Wimbledon on Saturday. The victory ties Steffi Graf’s record for second-most Grand Slams of all time. https://twitter.com/AlyshaTsuji/status/751898082195828736 READ MORE: Cleveland19.com Article Courtesy of WOIO Cleveland 19 News Picture […]
With the French Open right around the corner, Serena Williams stresses that she is “ready for anyone” when it comes to defending her Grand Slam title this year, say CNN. Losing in the Australian Open title earlier this year, the 34-year-old has shaken that off and is looking to the future. The current number one […]
The Tennis world was rocked this week when Maria Sharapova stepped forth and admitted she was using a banned substance between matches, although the Russian star stated she was unaware she broke the rules. Serena Williams, the world’s reigning No. 1 women’s singles player, expressed her amazement at the news while graciously praising Sharapova for […]
After Serena Williams beat her older sister at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, she called her “the toughest player I’ve ever played in my life and the best person I know.” In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world went one step further. “She has my […]
It was the latest installment in the tennis battle everyone wanted to see: Serena vs. Venus. As the Williams sisters faced off for the fifth time during their remarkable U.S. Open runs at Flushing Meadows, it was Serena who held off her big sister to win in three sets and book a place in the […]
