Venus and Serena Williams, perhaps the most dominant women’s double tandem in tennis history, did not overcome some uncharacteristic errors and lost to the Italian tandem of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Monday night. It was a shocking result for the duo that had won 13 Grand Slam [...]
Serena Williams Rises From The Brink To Win U.S. Open
September 9, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams – Two points from losing the U.S. Open Sunday night, Serena Williams called on the combination of skill and gumption that have marked her remarkable career — and there was nothing No. 1-seed Victoria Azarenka could do about it. The 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 victory was the 15th Grand Slam title for Williams, who [...]
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 [...]
U.S. Open: Serena Williams Gathers Emotions, Advances to Semis
September 6, 2012 | Posted by
In the locker room before her match to get into the U.S. Open semifinals, Serena Williams cried. Her friend, Andy Roddick, had lost to Juan Martin del Potro, signaling the end to Roddick’s outstanding tennis career. Williams showed amazing recuperative powers, gathering her emotions and then going out and disposing of Ana Ivanovic in just [...]
Maria Sharapova Dominates Sara Errani to win French Open
June 9, 2012 | Posted by
Sharapova tops Errani to win French Open, completes career Grand Slam As they gazed at each other across the net before their French Open final, 24 cms in height separated Maria Sharapova from Sara Errani – when the action began it was a country mile as the Russian won the title and completed the career [...]
