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 [...]
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. [...]
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 Debate: Is She the Best Female Athlete of All-Time?
July 11, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams is sparking a sports-wide debate over her place in history. Is she the greatest female athlete of all time and if she isn’t what factors are working against her, real or imaginary? Being a female, black and with an attitude? Sports Illustrated writer Jon Wertheim said this, “I consider her achievements, her mental [...]
Roger Federer, Andy Murray Set For Wimbledon Title
July 6, 2012 | Posted by
Sunday’s final will be one for the ages. Or one for the British. For Roger Federer, it’s Wimbledon final No. 8, while Andy Murray will become the first native son in a final at the All England Club since 1938. “I have one more match to go. I’m aware of that,” said the 30-year-old Federer, [...]
Venus & Serena Team To Win 2 Doubles Matches In One Day
July 5, 2012 | Posted by
Venus and Serena Williams took to the court at Wimbledon, England, to do something that is extremely rare in professional tennis: They had to win two matches in the same day, due to bad weather. Heavy rain caused a large portion of the doubles matches to be delayed, backing up so many matches that it [...]
Serena Williams Advances To Wimbledon Final
July 5, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams advances to Wimbledon final with serving clinic against Victoria Azarenka Playing a day after teaming with sister Venus in a pair of doubles matches, Serena Williams performed in the Wimbledon semifinals today as if she were fresh and energized. Using her booming serve and deft touch, Serena Williams advanced to the women’s championship [...]
Roger Federer Advances to Semis To Play Djokovic at Wimbledon
July 4, 2012 | Posted by
Roger Federer was at his graceful, willful, impeccable best today in a straight-set demolition of Russian Mikhail Youzhny on Centre Court at Wimbledon today. The 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 win by Federer vaults him into the semifinals, the first time he has been there at Wimbledon in three years. The win sets up a much-anticipated semifinal [...]
