Serena Williams proved why she is the world’s No. 1 female tennis player on Sunday by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the finals of the Madrid Open, capturing her 50th career title. “It feels good,” Williams told reporters after the match about securing her 50th title. “I don’t know how many more I can. [...]
Sloane Stephens Cannot Reproduce Magic a Day Later
January 24, 2013 | Posted by
A day after bursting upon the world tennis stage, Sloane Stephens gassed out. The zest and exuberance that marked her performance in beating Serena Williams to advance to the semifinals of the Australian Open was there only sparingly against No. 1 Victoria Azarenka Thursday morning. And that cost her. It also hurt significantly that Stephens [...]
Australian Open: Venus Williams Dismantled by Maria Sharapova
January 18, 2013 | Posted by
Friday’s match between Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova was expected to be a hard-fought battle, but ended in Williams being dismantled by Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open. “When we both looked at the draw, it was certainly the match-up both of us were looking forward to,” Sharapova [...]
Australian Open: Venus Williams Advances to Third Round
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
Venus Williams defeated Alize Cornet of France 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open where she will face Maria Sharapova. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, did not look as impressive as she did in her opening round defeat over Galina Voskoboeva, which only took 60 minutes. [...]
Venus Williams Wins Opening Round at Australian Open
January 14, 2013 | Posted by
Venus Williams won her opening-round match in the Australian Open against Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-0 in exactly 60 minutes. Before the match even began, Williams was greeted by extended applause and cheers by fans in Melbourne’s Hisense Arena as the announcer told the crowd, “She’s back and she’s fiery!” The 32-year-old Williams took [...]
Serena Williams Captures Brisbane International Title
January 5, 2013 | Posted by
Serena Williams captured the Brisbane International title on Saturday as she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-1 in the final, which was over in less than an hour. Williams is continuing her resurgence that she began in the second half 2012 season. She has won 35 of her last 36 matches, which include titles at Wimbledon, the [...]
Serena Williams Shifting Attention to 2013 Grand Slam Sweep
December 30, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams is shifting her attention to winning all four Grand Slam championships heading into the 2013 season as she prepares for the Australian Open in January. The 31-year-old Williams is coming off a Sunday victory over fellow American Varvara Lepchenko in the first-round of the Brisbane International. Williams needed less than hour to defeat Lepchenko 6-2, [...]
Serena Williams Wins WTA Championships
October 29, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams won the WTA Championships for the third time in her career after defeating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday, but was unable to move up from the No. 3 ranking in the world. “Now that I can be honest, I really wanted to win,” Williams said. “I wanted it so bad but I [...]
WTA Championships: Williams and Sharapova Showdown
October 27, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams is not the type to show mercy to weakened opponents and Saturday proved no exception as the American demolished Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska to reach the final of the WTA Championships. Williams roared through her round robin group, winning all three matches, and proved unstoppable again in a 6-2 6-1 victory that set up [...]
U.S. Open: Serena Williams One More ‘Manhandle’ From Title
September 8, 2012 | Posted by
So dominant Serena Williams has been that her U.S. Open semifinal victim, Sara Errani, would like to see how men fare against her. “Given that men are always quick to say women are a lot worse,” Errani said, “I’d love to see her play in a (lower-level) men’s tournament and see how they deal with [...]
