Tag: Serena Williams

The William sisters are two-time champions at the U.S Open and will pair for the first time since 2018 Roland Garros.

The star player was knocked out by Harmony Tan at Wimbledon in her first singles match for a year earlier this summer, but has her sights set on the US Open in what could prove her farewell tournament.

Melbourne: In a stunning comeback, Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semi-final of the Australian Open here on Wednesday by beating Serena Williams 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. The Czech world No. 7 recovered from 1-5 down and four match points in the final set to edge past the American grand slam star and world No. 16 in […]

Melbourne: 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 Efe […]

Melbourne: 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 comes, […]

New York: The young Japanese Naomi Osaka, champion of the US Open, received her trophy with tears before the booing of the public, which favoured the American Serena Williams. The Japanese, only 20 years old and 20th seed, defeated Williams 6-2 and 6-4 as the American lost control during the match. “I do not want […]

Indian Wells (US): The comeback of Serena Williams, 36, continued with a victory over world No. 29 Kiki Bertens at the BNP Paribas Open here. Fourteen months after her last tournament, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has won her second match of the WTA Premier Mandatory event in straight sets, beating Bertens 7-6 (5), 7-5 […]

Melbourne: Defending champion Serena Williams on Friday said she will withdraw from the Australian Open, adding she was not fully prepared to keep playing after becoming a mother four months ago. “My coach and team always said ‘only go to tournaments when you are prepared to go all the way’,” Xinhua news agency quoted Williams […]

Canberra: The 2018 Australian Open has been officially launched with the world’s top tennis players committed to playing in the tournament. Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley on Tuesday announced that the top 100 men’s and women’s players would compete at the first Grand Slam of the year despite many having suffered injuries in 2017, […]

Washington: US tennis star Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl at a clinic in Florida, the media reported. Williams, 35, whose partner is Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, 34, was admitted to the St. Mary’s Medical Centre in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, reports the BBC. She gave birth on Friday night. The 23-time […]

Stockholm: Six-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams withdrew from the Swedish Open, the media reported. The US star was due to play in the round of 16 but withdrew from the tournament on yesterday with an elbow injury, reported Xinhua. “I am devastated, but I’ll be back some day,” Williams said. “I got hurt when I […]

American star Serena Williams held off a determined Maria Sharapova of Russia to win her sixth Australian Open title and the 19th Grand Slam title of her career, separating herself from Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for the second-most Grand Slam titles in the Open Era

Melbourne: World No.1 Serena Williams stormed past 11th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2 in 65 minutes here Wednesday to reach her first Australian Open tennis semifinals since winning the title in 2010. Williams came back from a set down to win her last third and fourth round matches, but there was no sign of any trouble […]

London: Seven-time winner Serena Williams breezed past Barbora Strycova 6-1, 6-2 to enter the Wimbledon final here on Thursday. Williams, who turns 38 in September, needed only 59 minutes to wrap up the contest. The American has now become the oldest Grand Slam finalist in the Open era. She will fight for her 24th Grand […]

London: Fast rising tennis player Alison Riske, who is slated to tie the knot with Anand Amritrajs son Stephen Amritraj after the Wimbledon, underlined her potential when she gave Serena Williams a run for her money in the quarterfinal of the grass court event. Riske and Stephen are expected to get hitched on July 20 […]