Williams walks away from the game with 858 tour victories, 73 singles titles, an Olympic gold medal and 319 weeks at No. 1. Together with Venus, she won 14 major doubles titles and three Olympic golds. Williams' 23-major mark remains the most by a player, man or woman,...
WILLIAMS, Serena, 1981-X Corp.MOTHERHOODBLACK womenWHITE womenMOTHERSPREJUDICESDAUGHTERSHAZARDSMOTHER-daughter relationshipIn 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that Black women are over 200 percent more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white wo...
“I don’t think she will stop until she at least wins a Grand Slam, because she came back to win Grand Slams. She doesn’t quit,” her coach Patrick Mouratoglou said in a recentPeopleinterview. For Williams to return to tournament-level tennis after a difficult childbirth in 2017 took ...
story stands in contrast to the shocking statistic that black mothers are three to four times more likely to die during childbirth than white women—but just barely in contrast. williams’s story is different only because someone eventually listened to her testimony of her pain. the hbo ...
Revisit Serena Williams's much-anticipated comeback from maternity leave against Zarina Diyas in the first round of the 2018 BNP Paribas Open.
Despite Naomi Osaka becoming the first Haitian-Japanese woman to win theU.S. Openchampionship yesterday, the mood in the tennis world was far from celebratory. Over the course of the match, a frustratedSerena Williams, back on the court just a year after nearly dying in childbirth, questioned...
Serena Williams, Vogue’s February 2018 cover star discusses her difficult delivery for the first time and when she hopes to make her triumphant return to tennis.
In the hectic life of being an athlete, it is important to keep the child within yourself happy. As she revisited one of her favorite childhood memories, fans could feel their connection to Williams on a more personal level. WATCH THIS STORY:...
D'Arcy Maine:For virtually any other player, two back-to-back Grand Slam finals would be an incredible feat, but for Serena it still feels somewhat like a letdown -- despite just coming back from childbirth. She all but steamrolled the competition at both Wimbledon and the US Open (...
How Serena Williams Saved Her Own Life Black women are nearly three times more likely to die after childbirth than white women. Serena Williams was almost one of them. Here, in her own words, she tells her story. By Serena WilliamsPublished: Apr 05, 2022 8:00 AM EDT...