Tag: Serena Williams

Andreescu wins Rogers Cup title as Serena Williams retires from match owing to back spasms

Andreescu, who had won her first WTA title playing at the Indian Wells earlier in the year, became the first Canadian to lift the Rogers Cup women’s singles victory since 1969.

August 12, 2019

Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal enter Rogers Cup finals

Nadal will go for his record-extending 35th Masters 1000 crown against Russia's Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Karen Khachanov 6-1, 7-6(6) to make his first Masters 1000 final.

August 11, 2019

PV Sindhu only athlete from India among Forbes list of world’s highest-paid female athletes

With total earnings of 5.5 million dollars, Sindhu is tied for the 13th place in The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list released by Forbes on Tuesday.

August 7, 2019

‘I hope Serena isn’t mad at me’, says Naomi Osaka over US Open final win

Her US Open triumph over Serena Williams marked her maiden Grand Slam title.

July 31, 2019

Ashleigh Barty stays at number one in spite of Wimbledon upset

The top three of Barty, Naomi Osaka and Karolina Pliskova remains unchanged although none of them reached the quarter-finals.

July 15, 2019

Halep thwarts Serena’s historical bid with Wimbledon final triumph

Williams may have kept Halep waiting to go on court but if she hoped that would upset her opponent it did quite the opposite.

July 14, 2019

Serena Williams vs Simona Halep: Lot more than trophy at stake in historic Wimbledon final

Irrespective of the winner of this titular clash, it is sure to be a historic one.

July 13, 2019

Serena Williams to face Simona Halep in Wimbledon final

The American has now become the oldest Grand Slam finalist in the Open era. She will fight for her 24th Grand Slam singles title against seventh seed Romanian Simona Halep.

July 12, 2019

Apologised to Naomi Osaka after controversial US Open defeat: Serena Williams

Meanwhile, Serena had advanced to the semifinals of the ongoing Wimbledon after she defeated American compatriot Alison Riske on Tuesday.

July 10, 2019

Serena Williams advances to Wimbledon quarters

The former WTA top-ranked player will make her 14th Wimbledon quarterfinal appearance in a bid to secure her 24th Grand Slam title which would put her equal with the record holder Australian Margaret Court.

July 9, 2019

Bad personality: Dominic Thiem blasts Serena Williams post presser row

On Sunday, the 25-year-old said he believed Williams had contravened the players' usual protocol. "I wasn't angry or frustrated. Maybe for a couple of minutes or so. It is just the principle," he said.

June 3, 2019

Serena Williams crashes out of French Open

On Saturday, Williams was out of sorts on Court Philippe-Chatrier, showing glimpses of her overpowering arsenal of weapons but also lots of signs of rust stemming from her recent lack of tournament play, reports Efe news.

June 2, 2019

French Open: Djokovic, Nadal advance to second round

"I thought that I won most of my service games comfortably. I was pretty dominant on my serves, and played a very solid match," commented Djokovic, who will take on Henri Laaksonen in the second round.

May 28, 2019

Halep tops Venus, to face Serena in Australian Open round-16

Then, the Romanian had the edge as she seized the first opportunity she had to break Venus' serve for a 3-2 lead.

January 20, 2019

Serena advances to last 16 in Australian Open

"You did amazing. You did so well. You did amazing. Don't cry. You did really well," Serena told Yastremska after the match.

January 19, 2019

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma meet Roger Federer at Australian Open

Kohli also posted a picture of 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams in action at the Australian Open.

January 19, 2019

Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Open

Seventh seed Dominic Thiem limped out when he retired while losing 7-5, 6-4, 2-0 to young Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin.

January 18, 2019