Tag: Serena Williams

Serena to face Halep in Wimbledon final

LONDON: Serena Williams made it look easy in the Wimbledon semi-finals. What she really cares about, of course, is what comes next. That’s why she...

With 19 aces, gutsy comeback, Serena reaches Wimbledon semis

WIMBLEDON: Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be...

Serena survives 18-year-old qualifier Kaja Juvan, advances to third round at...

LONDON: For the second time in four days a Wimbledon champion called Williams found herself being whipped by a high school teenager but in...

Family affair as Serena, Venus set up Rome rematch

ROME: Serena Williams will take on sister Venus in the second round of the Italian Open more than two decades after they last met...

Osaka, Zverev stunned; Serena withdraws in Miami

MIAMI: Naomi Osaka crashed out of the third round of the WTA and ATP Miami Open on Saturday as Hsieh Su-Wei exacted revenge for a...

Illness ends Serena’s Indian Wells bid, Halep advances

INDIAN WELLS: Serena Williams's first tournament since the Australian Open came to an abrupt end on Sunday as the ailing 23-time Grand Slam champion...

Serena Williams seeks solidarity in fight against ‘double standards’

INDIAN WELLS: Tennis great Serena Williams marked International Women's Day with an article in Fortune magazine urging women to "band together and fight for what's fair"...

Cartoon of Serena Williams not racist: Australia watchdog

SYDNEY: A cartoon published in an Australian newspaper that depicted tennis star Serena Williams having a temper tantrum at the U.S. Open last year was...

Watchdog rules ‘racist’ Williams cartoon did not breach media standards

A controversial Australian newspaper cartoon of Serena Williams which was blasted as racist and sexist did not breach media standards, the country's press watchdog...

Pliskova slays Serena as Djokovic cruises into semis

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams's bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title was brought to a halt in sensational style at the Australian Open Wednesday by...

Serena beats top seed Halep as Zverev implodes at Australian Open

MELBOURNE: A fired-up Serena Williams slugged past world number one Simona Halep Monday as she inches ever closer to a 24th Grand Slam title...

Halep sets up Serena showdown as Djokovic relentlessly marches on

MELBOURNE: World number one Simona Halep set up a headline last 16 showdown with Serena Williams by beating her sister Venus Saturday as Novak...

Serena Williams rolls into Aussie Open last 16

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams swatted aside Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska in straight sets Saturday, powering into the Australian Open last 16 as she chases a...

Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Australian Open

Serena Williams stepped up her drive for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam Thursday by swatting aside Eugenie Bouchard, as world number one Novak Djokovic...

Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Open

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams stepped up her drive for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam Thursday by swatting aside Eugenie Bouchard, as world number one Novak Djokovic...

Ominous Serena, Zverev make Open statements

MELBOURNE: A focused Serena Williams sent an ominous Australian Open warning with a 49-minute first-round demolition Tuesday as young gun Alexander Zverev comfortably began his tilt at...

Ominous Serena makes statement as Nishikori survives big scare

MELBOURNE: A focused Serena Williams sent an ominous Australian Open warning with a 49-minute first-round demolition Monday as Japanese star Kei Nishikori survived a...