Serena Williams, the future No. 1 player in the world come Monday, was defeated in the Qatar Open finals on Sunday by defending champion Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3. Azarenka ended her 10-match losing streak against Williams to earn her 16th title. She had not defeated Williams since 2009, and had a 1-11 record [...]
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 Blasts Her Way To Wimbledon Semifinals
July 3, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams reached her eighth Wimbledon semifinal by knocking out defending champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets with another commanding serving performance on Tuesday. Playing underneath the closed roof on Centre Court while rain halted play elsewhere at the All England Club, Williams hit 13 aces — including three in the last game — to [...]
Serena Williams knocks off defending Wimbledon champion Kvitova
July 3, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams knocks off defending Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova Serena Williams’s bid for a fifth Wimbledon singles championship gained momentum Tuesday, when she stifled the defending champion, Petra Kvitova, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the semifinals. Williams will play either second-seeded Victoria Azarenka or unseeded Tamira Paszek, who were to play later in the afternoon. [...]
