Paris: Serena Williams' French Open is over after a first-round loss in the mixed doubles to go with her quick exit in singles. Playing together for the first time, Williams and Bob Bryan were beaten 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 by Gisela Dulko and Eduardo Schwank of Argentina at Roland Garros on Friday. Williams was upset by 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano in singles on Tuesday, the American's only first-round loss in 47 Grand...
08:39 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Paris: Between bites of some "frites" at the players' restaurant, Oracene Price smiled at the thought of being back at the French Open with her daughters, Serena and Venus Williams. The family wasn't at Roland Garros a year ago, making it the first Grand Slam tournament since 2003 without either Williams. Serena was still working her way back from a series of health scares, including two foot operations and blood...
05:38 PM, May 26, 2012
Rome: Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before she was scheduled to meet Roland Garros champion Li Na in the semi-finals on Saturday. Williams said the problem also affected her earlier this week. "It was feeling a little stiff and I don't think this is the right moment to force [it]," she said. "I just want to relax and get ready for the...
09:59 PM, May 19, 2012
Rome: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and reach the Italian Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Also through at Foro Italico were five-time Rome champion Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena and Venus Williams and French Open champ Li Na. However, top-ranked Victoria Azarenka withdrew with a right shoulder injury. With the wind whipping the red clay into the...
08:55 AM, May 18, 2012
Madrid: A fired-up Serena Williams sent out a warning to the young pretenders of women's tennis when she powered to a crushing 6-1 6-3 victory over world number one Victoria Azarenka to win the Madrid Open on Sunday. The 30-year-old former number one, seeded ninth at the premier clay event in the Spanish capital, made the most of Azarenka's nervous start on the blue dirt of the Manolo Santana show...
07:04 PM, May 13, 2012
Madrid: Rafael Nadal lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open on Thursday, then he and top-ranked Novak Djokovic threatened not to return if the new blue clay-court wasn't discarded. Nadal blew a 5-2 lead in the third set in losing 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, his first defeat to Verdasco in 14 matches. The third-round loss was Nadal's earliest exit in a clay-court tournament since...
12:09 AM, May 11, 2012
Madrid: Serena Williams marked her first European appearance of the season with victory on the Madrid Open's striking blue clay courts on Monday, but her sister Venus crashed out in the second round. Holder Petra Kvitova also started well as the third seed defeated New Zealander Marina Erakovic 6-2 6-3. Towering Czech Kvitova beat Victoria Azarenka in the final last year before going on to win the Wimbledon title. The...
07:55 AM, May 08, 2012
Melbourne: Serena Williams shook off some rust as she came through her opening match at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tamira Paszek on Tuesday. Williams frequently yelped in frustration as some of her shots failed to come off in only her third official match since reaching the US Open final last September. She completed victory with a service winner after 1 hour, 19 minutes in the...
07:44 PM, Jan 17, 2012
For the second time in two years American three-times champion Serena Williams blew a fuse at the US Open, launching a tirade at chair umpire Eva Asderaki after being docked a point for yelling "Come on!" during a rally in the final against Australia's Samantha Stosur. ...
02:36 PM, Sep 14, 2011
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta says she enjoyed a dinner with Tennis ace Serena Williams during her US trip. Preity posted a picture on her microblogging site Twitter and wrote, "At Dinner with Serena Williams! She is absolutely wonderful and full of life. Love her style." "Meeting Serena was definitely inspiring! Must confess I am a huge fan! It takes a lot to be No.1," she added. The actress...
02:42 PM, Sep 03, 2010
Williams put an end to Henin's hopes of a title on her return from retirement. ...
04:14 PM, Jan 30, 2010
Thrilling clash in women's finals at Australian Open awaits us this Saturday. ...
09:46 AM, Jan 30, 2010
The Williams sisters beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4 6-3 in the final. ...
06:13 PM, Jan 29, 2010
Serena and Justine blasted their way into the Australian Open final, setting up a dream decider. ...
01:49 PM, Jan 28, 2010
Defending champion Serena Williams advanced to her fifth Australian Open final after a patient 7-6 7-6 victory over China's Li Na. ...
11:55 AM, Jan 28, 2010
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