Serena Williams

Serena slams Russian chief for “William brothers” statement

World number one Serena Williams slammed Shamil Tarpishchev for using “extremely sexist, racist and bullying” comments after theRussian Tennis Federation (RTF) president described her and sister Venus as the “Williams brothers”

Williams make it 18 majors to join all-time women’s elites

  History served by Serena. @SerenaWilliams #nikecourt #USOpen pic.twitter.com/Hgw4PkBzXS — Nike Tennis (@NikeTennis) September 7, 2014 BY BILL SCOTT Serena Williams sealed her 18th grand slam title to pull level with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time winner’s list after beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 to win a third-straight US Open on Sunday. … Read more

U.S. Open – Teenager gatecrashes Serena and Federer party

By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – Despite boasting 34 grand slam singles titles between them, Serena Williams and Roger Federer were forced to share the spotlight with a 15-year-old at the U.S. Open on Tuesday as all three advanced to the second round. The second-seeded Federer, looking to extend his record men’s haul of … Read more

James dethrones Jordan as most popular U.S. athlete

(Reuters) – LeBron James has overtaken Michael Jordan as the United States’ most popular athlete, according to a Harris poll. Almost from the moment James exploded onto the NBA scene as the number one overall pick in the 2003 draft a debate has raged over who was the better of the two basketball superstars. Jordan … Read more

Serena suffers earliest Wimbledon exit since 2005

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – It was not quite a Jill Craybas moment for Serena Williams at a soggy Wimbledon on Saturday but her third round defeat by Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was shocking all the same. Just as when she was beaten by obscure fellow American Craybas at the same stage in 2005, no … Read more

Tennis – 5 things to look for at Wimbledon

By HOWARD FENDRICH A lot about Rafael Nadal’s match Thursday will be similar to the last time he played in the second round at Wimbledon, back in 2012. He just hopes the result will be different. Like two years ago, his opponent will be Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic. And like two years ago, … Read more

Murray seeded third for Wimbledon defence

LONDON (Reuters) – Briton Andy Murray will be seeded third when he attempts to defend his Wimbledon title, while Novak Djokovic has been installed ahead of world number one Rafael Nadal as top seed for the grass-court major. Murray became the first Briton to win the men’s singles title since 1936 when he beat Serbian … Read more

Murray could face Djokovic in Wimbledon semis

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN The draw for Wimbledon was relatively kind to defending champion Andy Murray. It was a lot more daunting for top-ranked Rafael Nadal. Murray, who last year became the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936, was drawn Friday to open the defense of his title against 104th-ranked David … Read more

Nadal masters young apprentice, Murray hits form

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal provided a claycourt lesson for one of the game’s young apprentices at the French Open when he crushed rising Austrian Dominic Thiem with a masterly display to reach the third round on Thursday. The eight-times champion showed flashes of his intimidating best in a 6-2 6-2 6-3 … Read more

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