Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after defeating Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Monday in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts during the first round of the U.S. Ope...
Given Williams' exceptional accomplishments, it is difficult to imagine her being labeled an underachiever. The American burst out on the scene by winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the 1999 US Open, beating tennis greats like Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport,...
Fans weren't the only ones caught up in the moment. Bencic, whose two wins over Williams in their five matches have both come at the National Bank Open, said she was still intimidated by the American who many consider the greatest tennis player of all time. "It feels ...
Kriti Kamath, a 9-year-old from Boston, toted an oversized yellow tennis ball in hopes of gathering some signatures — perhaps even after Williams’ planned pre-match hitting session in the evening, before her contest — as she walked outside Ashe with her mother, Neethor Shenoy. Shenoy...
Simona Halep of Romania holds the trophy after winning the women's singles final match with Serena Williams of the United States at the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Yang) LONDON, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Seventh seed Simona Halep crushed eight...
“If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family,” she said inVogue, eliciting a collective groan among women:If Serena Williams can’t have it all, what hope is there ...
Serena Williams smiles and poses with her trophy after winning the US Open at the USTA National Tennis Courts in Flushing Meadows, New York City, N.Y., Sept. 11, 1999.Jamie Squire/Getty Images, FILE Stubbs said she "didn't have the success that we're used to her having"...
Fans weren’t the only ones caught up in the moment. Bencic, whose two wins over Williams in their five matches have both come at the National Bank Open, said she was still intimidated by the American who many consider the greatest tennis player of all time. ...
Serena Williams has a 2-book deal, starting with an ‘intimate’ and ‘open-hearted’ memoir Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. October 18, 2023 Today in Sports - 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Wil...
Since tennis is a highly competitive sport, to get an edge in the matches players have to hone their mental toughness. Serena Williams has won 858 matches in her career and lost 156 in total. Among the biggest losses in her career, the 2018...