As the 2024 WNBA Draft approaches, amid the surging popularity of women’s basketball, one of the most formidable figures in sports expressed her desire to step...
AP | Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a...
AFP | The 19-year-old American captured the first major championship of her career with a battling 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 defeat of incoming world number one Aryna...
Serena Williams retired from tennis, but she hasn’t let up on putting fuel to the fire of her ventures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the businesswoman...
Bloomberg | Serena Williams’ venture capital firm is backing Nigerian data and insights firm Stears Inc., in a US$3.3 million seed round led by MaC Venture...
Reuters | The U.S. Open began as a farewell party for Serena Williams and ended with proof of her legacy for Black athletes, USTA player development...
AP | Serena Williams eliminated number two seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 in the US Open’s second round Wednesday night to ensure that the...
AP | In 2016, responding to the fatal police shootings of 2 Black men just a day apart, Serena Williams joined a small chorus of top...
AFP | After a glittering 27-year professional career in which she became one of the greatest players of all time, Serena Williams is preparing to bid...
AP | The crowded field to buy Chelsea now features 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and seven-time Formula One champion Sir Lewis Hamilton. A long-standing...
Reuters | Tennis great Serena Williams raised US$111 million for her new early stage venture capital firm Serena Ventures, according to the fund’s blog post on...
Serena Williams, A&T Capital back Nigerian startup Nestcoin
Hayden is the first Black American diver to earn a bid to the world championships in May in Japan.
The acting sensation and iconic tennis star have joined with others to help aspiring entrepreneurs from Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) launch businesses. Actor Michael...
Olympian Allyson Felix was honored as Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The 18-time World Championship gold medalist who holds 6 Olympic gold...
Williams hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg in the first set of her first-round match at Wimbledon in late June.
WTA no.1, Serena Williams has played down concerns that she may miss the Australian Open due to injury. Despite having withdrawn from the Hopman Cup last...
With the start of the 2016 season, Serena Williams has hit yet another milestone in her illustrious career – her 150th week in a row as...
Serena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year – the first female athlete honored on her own by the magazine in more than 30 years....
Serena Williams has won the WTA’s Player of the Year award for the fourth consecutive time and seventh overall. The women’s tennis tour announced its annual...
Serena Williams is the top tennis player in the world and an emerging fashion designer. But she still needs something to do in that down time...
The 2015 season is over for Serena Williams. The No. 1 ranked Williams withdrew from her final two scheduled tournaments of the year on Thursday, saying...
At the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, older sister Venus gave Serena all she could handle. And when Serena took control down the stretch to...
Serena Williams, who owns all 4 tennis Grand Slam titles for the second time in her career, has achieved another historic milestone in the wake of...
Serena Williams has won her sixth Wimbledon title after beating Garbine Muguruza. Williams now holds all four majors for the second time in her career, after...
WTA no.1., Serena Williams continued her dominance of Maria Sharapova with a 6-2, 6-4 win in the Wimbledon semifinals Thursday. Williams now has 17 consecutive wins...
WTA No.1., Serena Williams defeated hard-hitting Timea Babos in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) to move on to the third round of the 2015 edition of the...
Serena Williams dusted off a few cobwebs to power into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday, surviving an early wobble against Russian qualifier Margarita Gasparyan...
Overcoming a mid-match lull and a third-set deficit, Serena Williams won her third French Open title and 20th major singles trophy by beating 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova...
An ailing Serena Williams stayed on course for a 20th grand slam singles title as she came back from the brink to reach the final of...
World No. 1 great Serena Williams looked every bit the part in Wednesday’s quarterfinal action at the 2015 French Open. Williams overpowered Sara Errani to reach...
Serena Williams has been living on the edge at the French Open and once again on Monday she survived, huffing and puffing into the quarter-finals with...
Serena Williams, 19 times a Grand Slam winner, had to work quite hard before finally seeing off the challenge of world number 105 Anna-Lena Friedsam of...
Serena Williams made a low-key start to her French Open campaign with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Czech qualifier Andrea Hlavackova on Tuesday. The world number...
Serena Williams continues to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings published on Monday. Williams, 33, has earned a total of 9,981 points. The top-10...
Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals at the BNP Paribas Open, Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Timea Bacsinszky, extending the American’s winning streak...
Is Serena Williams the greatest female tennis player? Many believe that Williams is the greatest player of her era. Recently, former World No. 1 Andre Agassi...
World number one Serena Williams has buried the hatchet and will return to Indian Wells to play in the tournament she has boycotted for 14 years...
A dominant Serena Williams won her sixth Australian Open and 19th career Grand Slam with a hard-fought win over bitter rival Maria Sharapova on Saturday, consolidating...
World No. 1., Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys 7-6(5) 6-2 in 84 minutes to advance to the Australian Open final with Maria Sharapova. Williams dominated the...
Serena Williams moved one step closer to her 19th Grand Slam title by beating Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2 in 65 minutes Wednesday to advance to the...
Top seed Serena Williams and her older sister Venus are back in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam. Venus Williams continued her impressive resurgence at the...
Venus and Serena Williams have advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open – the first time the sisters have advanced together to this stage...
Top-ranked Serena Williams fended off three set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and move into the third round...
Serena Williams made a good start towards capturing a 19th career Grand Slam with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium at the...
WTA no. 1, Serena Williams recovered from loss of a set to to beat Flavia Pennetta 0-6, 6-3, 6-0 on a sweltering day in Perth, Australia...
Serena Williams signs autographs for fans after defeating Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain at their first round of China Open, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. PHOTO/Vincent Thian/AP WTA...
Medical personnel assist Serena Williams during her match against France’s Alize Cornet at the Wuhan Open. PHOTO/AFP Top seeded Serena Williams retired from her second-round match...
Serena Williams with the U.S. Open trophy – after defeating Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday Sept. 7, 2014. PHOTO/AP World number one Serena Williams...
Serena Williams serves to Flavia Pennetta during their quarter final match, September 3, 2014. PHOTO/Shannon Stapleton/Reuters After a bad start, dropping the first three games, Serena...
A victorious Serena Williams raises her arms after defeating Kaia Kenepi, Monday, September 1, 2014. PHOTO/Reuters Serena Williams reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal of the...
Serena Williams returns a service to Vania King, August 28, 2014. Williams won the match 6-1,6-0. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams overcame 3 double-faults in her first service...
Serena Williams (l) hugs Taylor Townsend (r) after their round 1 match of the U.S. Open, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. PHOTO/Darron Cummings/AP Serena Williams began her...
Serena Williams (l) celebrates during the victory over Ana Ivanovic 6-4,6-1 at the finals of the Western & Southern Open on August 17, 2014. PHOTO/Andy Lyons/Getty...
Serena Williams in action against Chanelle Scheepers. PHOTO/Getty Images WTA no. 1 and five-time champion Serena Williams wasted no time in reaching the third round at...
Serena Williams acknowledges the crowd after beating Anna Tatishvili. PHOTO/Getty Images WTA #1 and five-time champion Serena Williams made light work of Anna Tatishvili, beating the...
Serena Williams holds the Italian Open trophy having defeated Sara Errani 6-3,6-0 on Sunday May 18, 2014. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams, the no. 1 ranked female tennis...
Serena Williams holds the Italian Open trophy having defeated Sara Errani 6-3,6-0 on Sunday May 18, 2014. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams kept the crowd from being a...
Serena Williams with the Brisbane International trophy after defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 7-5., January 4, 2013. PHOTO/Reuters World No. 1 Serena Williams continues to maintain a...
Serena Williams in action Yaroslava Shvedova at the Sony Open Tournament, March 20, 2014. Williams won 7-6 (7), 6-2. PHOTO/Alan Diaz/AP WTA No.1 Serena Williams won...
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP World No.1., Serena Williams...
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP Serena Williams continues to...
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP Serena Williams’ bid to...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams’ long winning streak came to an end in a stunning fourth-round defeat to Ana Ivanovic at the Australian Open on...
Serena Williams in action against Daniela Hantuchova at the Australian Open, January 16 2014. PHOTO/Saaed Khan/AFP (Reuters) – Serena Williams powered past Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 6-3...
Serena Williams in action against Ashleigh Barty, January 13, 2014. PHOTO/Getty Images Top-ranked Serena Williams extended her winning streak to 23 matches and cruised into the...
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP Serena Williams likes to...
Serena Williams (l) and Novak Djokovic (r) at the awards ceremony. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) world champions...
Serena Williams (r) holds the US Open championship trophy with runner-up Victoria Azarenka (l) September 8, 2013. PHOTO/Reuters WTA No.1 Serena Williams, will play Victoria Azarenka...
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP Serena Williams has warned...
Serena Williams with Andy Murray. PHOTO/Getty Images The WTA womens’ number 1., Serena Williams is to face the men’s Wimbledon Champion Andy Murray in Las Vegas,...
Serena Williams celebrates her win over Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, to win the WTA Championships title, October 27, 2013. PHOTO/Bulent Kilic/AFP Serena Williams ended her...
Serena Williams with the US Open Trophy, September 8, 2013. PHOTO/Getty Images World No.1 and top-ranked titleholder Serena Williams will face former winner Petra Kvitova in...
Serena Williams returns a shot against Victoria Azarenka. Serena Williams won the match to win the U.S. Open 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-1., Sunday September 8, 2013....
Serena Williams against Li Na at the semi-finals of the US Open, Sept. 6, 2013. PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand/AFP Defending champion Serena Williams wasted no time, and in...
Venus and Serena Williams. PHOTO/Mike Groll/AP Venus and Serena Williams have knocked out the top-seeded women’s doubles team at the U.S. Open to advance to the...
Serena Williams in action against Carla Suarez Navarro during the quarterfinal of the U.S.Open, September 3, 2013. PHOTO/Charles Krupa/AP From an ace on the first point...
Sloane Stephens (l) salutes Serena Williams after she fell to Williams 6-4, 6-1 on Sept. 02 2013. PHOTO/Tim Clary/AFP Defending champion Serena Williams won her much-anticipated...
Serena Williams in action against Galina Voskoboeva during their second round match at the U.S. Open, Aug. 29, 2013. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams advances to the...
Serena Williams in action against Francesca Schiavone, August 26, 2013. PHOTO/Getty Images Defending champion Serena Williams cruised into the second round of the US Open with...
Serena Williams with the US Open trophy, September 9, 2012. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images World no. 1 Serena Williams will begin defense of her U.S. Open title...
An elated Serena Williams with the Rogers Cup. PHOTO/Canadian Press World no. 1 Serena Williams has won the Rogers Cup for the third time, routing unseeded...
An elated Serena Williams after defeating Kirsten Flipkens, 6-0, 6-3 at the Rogers Cup, August 8, 2013. PHOTO/Getty Images World No. 1 Serena Williams easily booked...
Serena Williams celebrates winning a point against Francesca Schiavone during their Rogers Cup match, Aug 7, 2013. PHOTO/Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press World number one Serena Williams...
A jubilant Serena Williams celebrates with champagne after winning the Swedish Open defeating Johanna Larsson in straight sets July 21, 2013. PHOTO/Torsten Laursen/Getty Images World number...
Serena Williams (l) Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan following their match in Wimbledon, June 29, 2013. PHOTO/Sang Tan/AP Serena Williams earned her 600th career victory by brushing...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/Getty Images Five-time champion Serena Williams avoided the kind of early upset that has sent many top players tumbling out of Wimbledon, beating Caroline...
Serena Williams in action against Mandy Minella. Williams won the match 6-1, 6-3. PHOTO/Sang Tan/AP Serena Williams has started her Wimbledon title defence with a routine...
Tiger Woods acknowledges the crowd during the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament, Sunday March 24, 2013. PHOTO/Phelan M. Ebenhack Tiger Woods, whose four wins this season...
A victorious Serena Williams hold aloft the trophy, after winning the 2013 French Open, Saturday June 8, 2013. PHOTO/Michel Spingler/AP Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-4,...
Serena Williams Serena Williams reached the French Open final for the first time since 2002 when she beat Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 Thursday. The No. 1-ranked...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga hits a return to Roger Federer at their quarterfinal match of the French Open, Tuesday June 4, 2013. PHOTO/Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters (AP) – Serena Williams...
Serena Williams urges herself on whilst in action against Roberta Vinci. PHOTO/David Josek/AP Serena Williams earned a berth in the French Open quarterfinals and extended her...
Serena Williams in action against Sorana Cirstea. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams advanced to the fourth round at the French Open by beating Sorana Cirstea, 6-0, 6-2,...
Serena Williams Top-ranked Serena Williams displayed staying power, extending her career-best winning streak to 26 matches by beating wild card Caroline Garcia of France, 6-1, 6-2....
Serena Williams in action against Anna Tatishvili in the first round of the French Open, Sunday May 26 2013. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams returned Sunday to the...
A jubilant Serena Williams after winning the Madrid Open final. PHOTO/Reuters Defending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid...
Serena Williams in action against Anabel Medina Garrigues, May 10, 2013. PHOTO/Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Top-ranked Serena Williams outlasted Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 to...
Serena Williams in action against Maria Kirilenko. PHOTO/Juan Medina/Reuters World No.1 Serena Williams cruised into the Madrid Open quarter-finals as she dismantled 13th seed Maria Kirilenko...
Serena Williams in action against Yulia Putintseva, Sunday, May 5, 2013. PHOTO/Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP (Reuters) – World number one and defending champion Serena Williams continued...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament’s return...
Serena Williams in action against Sofia Arvidsson, of Sweden, during a Fed Cup World Group tennis match, Sunday, April 21, 2013. PHOTO/Richard Graulich/AP Venus and Serena...
A victorious Serena Williams holding aloft the Family Circle trophy after beating Jelena Jankovic Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 Sunday for her second...
Serena Williams with the Sony Open trophy. PHOTO/EPA Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 and in turn won the Sony Open. At 31, the...
Serena Williams in action against Li Na at Sony Open. PHOTO/Alan Diaz/AP Five-time champion Serena Williams advanced Tuesday to the Sony Open semifinals and tied the...
Serena Williams urges herself on, during a match against Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the Sony Open tennis tournament, Monday, March 25, 2013, in Key Biscayne,...
Women’s champion, Serena Williams with the US Open trophy, September 9, 2012. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images Serena Williams continues to maintain her no. 1 ranking, according to...
Women’s US Open 2012 champion, Serena Williams with the trophy. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images Serena Williams has returned to the top of women’s tennis, overcoming a series...
Sloane Stephens celebrates after beating Serena Williams in their Australian Open match. PHOTO/Getty Images (Reuters) – Sloane Stephens prevailed over Serena Williams 3-6 7-5 6-4 to...
Serena Williams in action against Ayumi Morita. Serena Williams wasted little time in advancing to the Australian Open quarter-finals with 6-2, 6-0 demolition of 14th-seed Maria...
Serena Williams in action against Ayumi Morita. Serena Williams stayed on track for a third consecutive Grand Slam title with a 6-1, 6-3 win Saturday over...
Serena Williams in action against Garine Muguruza. PHOTO/Reuters Seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moved through to the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (1),...
Serena Williams serves in her first round match against Edina Gallovits-Hall during day two of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 15, 2013...
Venus Williams returns a serve at Australian Open against Galina Voskoboeva Venus Williams used her powerful serve to full effect to start her Australian Open campaign...
Women’s US Open 2012 champion, Serena Williams with the trophy. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images Serena Williams goes into the Australian Open a red-hot favorite in her quest...
Serena Williams at US Open. PHOTO/AFP No woman since had even won back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments in the same year until Williams won Wimbledon and the...
Serena Williams wins in Brisbane (Reuters) – Serena Williams felt she was close to accessing the sporting “zone” during her emphatic 6-2 6-1 victory over Anastasia...
Women’s US Open 2012 champion, Serena Williams with the trophy. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images Serena Williams is on track to regain the world No.1 ranking for a...
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Serena Williams at US Open. PHOTO/AFP Serena Williams has been named womens ITF (International Tennis Federation) World Champion for a third time. The 31-year-old Williams was...
Women’s US Open 2012 champion, Serena Williams with the trophy. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images Serena Williams has been named the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)’s Player of the...
Venus Williams and Serena Williams at a press conference in Johannesburg – South Africa. PHOTO/AP/Themba Hadebe Serena Williams delivered on her promise to avenge an earlier...
On their first visit to Nigeria, Serena and Venus Williams want to inspire local kids to set their goals high. “We were really able to break...
A victorius Serena Williams with the trophy after defeating Maria Sharapova in WTA championship final. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday...
Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska to reach WTA Championships. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Willliams cruised into the final of the WTA Championships by beating Agnieszka Radwanska of...
Serena Williams in action against Li Na. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams extended her dominance over the top-ranked player in the world on Thursday, defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4,...
Serena Williams returns a shot from Angelique Kerber. PHOTO/Julian Finney/Getty Images (AP) – With the year-end top ranking out of reach, Serena Williams will settle for...
Women’s US Open 2012 champion, Serena Williams with the trophy. PHOTO/Timothy Clary/Getty Images Finally tested, even trailing, at the U.S. Open, Serena Williams turned things around...
A jubilant Serena Williams advances to the final of the US Open 2012 Thanks to one more easy victory, Serena Williams is a match from her...
Serena Williams serves during US Open 2012 quarterfinal against Ana Ivanovic. PHOTO/Charles Krupa/AP Third-seeded Serena Williams served 12 aces in a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Ana...
Serena Williams beats Andrea Hlavackova at the US Open 2012. PHOTO/Sports Illustrated Serena Williams didn’t drop a game in advancing to the quarterfinals of the US...
Serena Williams beats Ekaterina Makarova at the US Open. PHOTO/Ben Solomon/AP Serena Williams does not enjoy viewing videos of her losses. Not one bit. She used...
Serena Williams returns a shot to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez at the US Open. PHOTO/Mike Groll/AP Serena Williams has no plans to follow Kim Clijsters and...
Serena Williams serves against CoCo Vandeweghe on day 2 of the US Open 2012. PHOTO/ Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Leave it to Serena Williams to come up...
Olympic champion Serena Williams of the United States serves the ball to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the Semifinal of Women’s Singles Tennis on Day 7...
Venus Williams and Serena Williams jubilate after winning doubles gold. PHOTO/Luis Acosta/Getty Images Serena Williams teamed with big sister Venus to win the women’s doubles title...
(Reuters) Serena Williams won her first Olympic tennis women’s singles gold on Saturday with a 6-0 6-1 demolition of Russia’s Maria Sharapova on Wimbledon’s Centre Court....
Serena Williams playing Victoria Azarenka during semi-finals match during the London 2012 Olympic Games. PHOTO/Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Serena Williams has clinched at least a silver and earned...
Serena Williams, (l) and Venus Williams compete against Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep of Romania in womens doubles in Wimbledon, London at the 2012 Summer Olympics,...
Serena Williams acknowledges the crowd after defeating Caroline Wozniacki 6-0,6-3. PHOTO/Getty Images To complement her booming serve and slingshot returns, Serena Williams tried a left-handed forehand...
Serena Williams and Venus Williams during their Women’s Doubles Tennis match against Sorana Cirstea and Simona Halep of Romania. PHOTO/Clive Brunskill/Getty Images A schedule backlog transformed...
Serena Williams wins Wimbledon 2012. PHOTO/Glyn Kirk/AFP/GettyImages Serena Williams says she feels “really good” and is ready to go for another title at Wimbledon. But whether...
Venus Williams (l) and Serena Williams (r). PHOTO/Getty Images One Wimbledon title wasn’t enough for Serena Williams. About five hours after Williams won her fifth singles...
Serena Williams wins Wimbledon 2012. PHOTO/Glyn Kirk/AFP/GettyImages Serena Williams was crowned Wimbledon champion for the fifth time on Saturday as subdued the Polish third seed Agnieszka...
Venus Williams (l) and Serena Williams (r) in action against Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova July 4, 2012 at Wimbledon. PHOTO/Julian Finney/Getty Images A couple of...
Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to advance to Wimbledon finals. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams had an ace up her sleeve on Centre Court, and she used it...
Serena Williams celebrates her victory over Petra Kvitova. PHOTO/Miguel Medina/AFP Judging by results this year, Serena Williams should not be considered the favorite among the four...
Serena Williams celebrates after defeating Petra Kvitova. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams reached her eighth Wimbledon semifinal by knocking out defending champion Petra Kvitova in straight sets...
Serena Williams beats Yaroslava Shvedova. PHOTO/AP Four-time champion Serena Williams overcame windy conditions and a gritty 65th-ranked opponent Monday to pull out another three-set victory and...
Serena Williams beats Jie Zheng. PHOTO/Getty Images Serena Williams hit a Wimbledon-record 23 aces, held every service game and narrowly escaped an upset bid by Zheng...
Serena Williams (l) and Venus Williams (r) playing in their first round women’s doubles match against Ukraine’s Olga Savchuk and Serbia’s Vesna Dolonc on day four...
Tennis star Serena Williams. PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images Four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams moved into the third round with an overpowering serving performance Thursday, hitting 10...
Serena Williams returns a shot to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic during a first round women’s singles match at Wimbledon, England, Tuesday, June 26,...
Venus Williams prepares to serve. PHOTO/Reuters For the first time since her debut appearance at the All England Club 15 years ago, five-time champion Venus Williams...
Serena Williams and Venus Williams. PHOTO/File Former Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has hit back at suggestions that she and sister Venus Williams, could be ready to...
Venus Williams prepares to serve. PHOTO/Reuters Three-time gold medalist Venus Williams has the ranking she needs to become a four-time Olympian. Williams climbed to 47th Monday...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/David Vincent/AP Serena Williams lost in the first round of a major tournament for the first time, falling to Virginie Razzano of France 4-6,...
Serena Williams during a match against Anabel Medina Garrigues. PHOTO/Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before...
Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka for Madrid final win. Serena Williams overpowered the top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday. In...
Serena Williams beats Lucie Hradecka. PHOTO/Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Serena Williams will meet top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Madrid Open after both players...
Serena Williams from U.S. returns the ball to Maria Sharapova during the Madrid Open. PHOTO/AP Serena Williams brushed aside Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 to advance to...
Serena Williams beats Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1. PHOTO/Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open’s second round, while sister...
US Serena Williams returns a ball to Italy’s Roberta Vinci during their third round match in the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club...
Tennis star Serena Williams. PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images Former world number one Serena Williams will lead a US Fed Cup team against Ukraine next week, team...
Tennis Superstar Venus Williams. PHOTO/File Venus Williams eagerly looks forward to the London Olympics, and not just because she wants another gold medal. Williams also collects...
Serena Williams beats Samantha Stosur. PHOTO/Andrew Innerarity/Reuters Serena Williams rallied from a break down in both sets Monday to beat Samantha Stosur 7-5, 6-3 and advance...
US player Serena Williams hits a forehand shot. PHOTO/Pierre Verdy/AFP/Getty Images Serena Williams looked right at home, and not just because her purple dress matched the...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/Andrew Brownbill/Associated Press Serena Williams’ 17-match winning streak at the Australian Open ended Monday in a stunning 6-2, 6-3 loss to Ekaterina Makarova, the...
Serena Williams chases down a shot by Greta Am during a straight-set victory in the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday. PHOTO/Andrew Brownbill/Associated Press...
US player Serena Williams. PHOTO/PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images After taking a tumble on the next-to-last point of the match, Serena Williams got up and whipped a backhand...
Serena Williams. PHOTO/PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images Serena Williams came through her opening match at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tamira Paszek on Tuesday....
Venus Williams. PHOTO/File Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday, prolonging her absence from the tennis tour because of an autoimmune disease that can...
Serena Williams PHOTO/ PIERRE VERDY/Getty Images Injured five-times champion Serena Williams has all but confirmed her participation in the Australian Open. Williams was forced to withdraw...
US player Serena Williams AFP PHOTO/PIERRE VERDY /Getty Images Serena Williams is not passionate about the game she has dominated for so long, but not about...
Tennis superstar Venus Williams PHOTO/Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters After she sensationally dropped out of the U.S. Open in August, tennis star Venus Williams revealed she was suffering from...
Serena Williams (l) and Venus Williams. PHOTO/Paul Gilham/Getty Images A tennis exhibition having just concluded, Venus Williams was thanking the fans, her BallenIsles neighbors, when the...
Serena Williams (l) and Venus Williams. PHOTO/Paul Gilham/Getty Images The Williams sisters are coming to Melbourne. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has been in touch...
Serena Williams (l) and Venus Williams (r) The Williams sisters will aim to defend their Olympic doubles title in London next summer. Serena Williams said Friday...
Serena Williams and Venus Williams at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. PHOTO/ZIMBIO Venus Williams will make her comeback Wednesday in an exhibition match against her sister Serena...
Tennis superstar Serena Williams has been appointed UNICEF‘S newest international Goodwill Ambassador. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake announced Williams’ appointment on Tuesday, saying she is also...
OPINION - Like the first lady, while the arena may be different, Serena has to look the other way and keep it moving...
NEW YORK (AP) - Already being outplayed by Sam Stosur in the U.S. Open final, the last thing Serena Williams needed was to lose a game...
Serena Williams screamed, but it was nothing like the cry that pierced Arthur Ashe Stadium the last time she had appeared in a United States Open...
Serena Williams continued her resurgence. She overcame a difficult first set to advance to the U.S. Open semifinals Thursday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Anastasia...
Already having let a big early lead slip away in the U.S. Open’s fourth round, Serena Williams (pictured), was facing a break point and in danger...
NEW YORK (AP) - Williams revealed Wednesday after pulling out of her second-round match that she had Sjogren's syndrome, which can cause fatigue and joint pain...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open shortly before her second-round match Wednesday, saying she was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune...
The 2011 U.S. Open is nearly upon us, as Venus Williams, Serena Williams and some of the top women’s players in the world compete for this...
Serena Williams celebrates her victory against Samantha Stosur to win the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Ont., Aug. 14, 2011. (STAN BEHAL/QMI Agency)...
Serena Williams faces her toughest test to date at this year’s Rogers Cup when she takes on Victoria Azarenka tonight in Toronto. Williams hasn’t been at...
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Seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams (pictured), has pulled out of the forthcoming Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto with a viral illness. The American was due...
STANFORD, California (AP) - Serena Williams captured her first tournament title since returning to tennis, beating Marion Bartoli 7-5, 6-1 to win the Bank of the...
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - It's the first time in five years that neither sister will play in the quarterfinals at the All England Club...
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Williams wasn't happy about playing out on Court 2, rather than Centre Court or Court 1. Her sister, five-time champion Venus, played...
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Time and again after losing a point, Venus Williams rolled her eyes, slumped her shoulders and let out a shriek of dismay...
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Returning to Grand Slam tennis after a year out with health problems, Serena Williams opened her Wimbledon title defense Tuesday...
