Tag: Serena Williams
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Australian Open: Serena Williams beat Simon Halep to book semi-final tie with Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams on Tuesday reached the semi-final of the 2021 Australian Open after beating Romanian world No.2 Simona Halep in straight sets
February 16, 2021 -
Australian Open: Serena Williams beat Aryna Sabalenka to reach quarters
23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams defeated Sabalenka 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in a fierce fourth-round contest at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
February 14, 2021 -
Australian Open: Serena Williams through to third round; Bianca Andreescu ousted
Serena Williams, in search for a record-tying 24th title, defeated Serbia's Nina Stojanovic in straight sets 6-3, 6-0 in a contest that lasted one hour and nine minutes.
February 10, 2021 -
Roger Federer, Serena Williams confirmed entries to Australian Open 2021
Australian Open was earlier scheduled to start from January 18, however the schedule was updated because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
December 24, 2020 -
French Open: Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams kick off campaign with straight-set wins
On Monday, Nadal defeated Belarusian Egor Gerasimov 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the second round where he will face Mackenzie McDonald.
September 29, 2020 -
Serena Williams calls Lewis Hamilton ‘greatest Formula One driver our generation’
Lewis Hamilton on Saturday took his 96th pole position ahead of the Russian Grand Prix and would be looking to equal Schumacher's record of 91 race wins on Sunday.
September 27, 2020 -
Serena Williams withdraws from Italian Open due to achiles injury
Serena Williams had taken a medical time out during her US Open semi-final against Azarenka on Thursday for treatment on her achilles.
September 13, 2020 -
US Open: Serena Williams, Dominic Thiem advance into pre-quarters
Third seed Williams essayed a signature comeback and served 12 aces to edge past her American compatriot Stephens 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and 43 minutes.
September 6, 2020 -
Serena Williams knock sister Venus Williams out of inaugural Top Seed Open in thriller
Serena, No. 1 seed, defeated Venus 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a thrilling match that lasted for two hours and 19 minutes on Thursday played at the Centre Court.
August 14, 2020 -
Serena Williams to make return in new WTA event in Lexington
Serena Williams had previously confirmed her intentions to chase a 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open beginning August 31.
July 17, 2020 -
Serena will have fresh perspective when tennis returns: Evert
Twenty three-time Grand Slam champion Serena recently committed herself for the 2020 US Open which will be played at the Flushing Meadows from August 31 to September 13 behind closed doors in New York.
July 11, 2020 -
Serena’s comment on equality shared on social media in wake of Floyd death
In July 2019, tennis legend Billie Jean King had said Serena should focus on tennis and stop behaving like a celebrity and fighting for equality.
June 4, 2020 -
Players like Serena, Federer itching to return to tennis: Chris Evert
Evert also stated that it would be interesting to note if current world number 1 Novak Djokovic could regain his momentum once the sport resumes.
June 4, 2020 -
Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest-paid female athlete
Osaka, a two-time Grand Slam champion, ranks No. 29 on the 2020 Forbes list of the world's 100 top-paid athletes while Williams is No. 33.
May 23, 2020 -
Serena Williams recalls first time she met Ohanian
Williams and Ohanian had their first daughter in September 2017. She had won the Australian Open earlier in the year when she was roughly eight to nine weeks pregnant.
May 16, 2020 -
Serena, Sharapova to take part in charity virtual tennis event
Competitors will play the video game from their homes across the country, and each will receive $25,000 donated to the charity of their choice, with the winner of the tournament receiving an additional $1 million in donation.
May 1, 2020 -
COVID-19: Serena takes up Federer’s volley challenge
Federer's challenge has been taken up by a number of people in the tennis world in their own way.
April 17, 2020