...French Open champion Justine Henin suddenly retiring just 11 days before the start of the season’s second major here, Serena Williams was to me and a good group of others the most likely to be crowned the next Queen of Clay. It wasn’t that far-fetched a prediction...
...Williams steamrolled Dinara Safina, smacking screaming winners past her and at her, and when she was done, Williams had even bent the swirling wind to her will. New York Times bloggers are following every serve, volley and replay challenge of the 2008 United...
...YORK: No top-ranked player in women's tennis has slogged through so desolate a valley between peaks as Serena Williams. After relinquishing the top spot in August 2003, Williams fell so far that she was not within echoing distance of the summit two years ago. Outside...
...quarterfinals earned her a showdown with a familiar opponent: older sister and seventh-seeded Venus Williams. ''It sucks,'' Serena Williams deadpanned during a CBS on-court postmatch interview, eliciting laughter from fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Is that really...
...with a small limp, head down and shoulders slumped. MELBOURNE - Her 2007 fairy tale had been wiped away, and this time, Serena Williams didn't leave the court with a grin the size of the Great Barrier Reef. Unlike in 2007, when she stomped Maria Sharapova...
...Williams took advantage of a inopportune Venus Williams, beating her older sister, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (9-7) to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open. Venus, who bested Serena in July's Wimbledon final, blew 10 set points in the match and had 45 unforced errors...
...singles players, have already pulled out of next week's East West Bank Classic in Carson, Calif., with right knee injuries. Serena Williams struggled from the start against the 85th-ranked Wozniak and first called for the trainer when trailing 5-2 in the first...
...each other from Grand Slam championships. The Williams sisters had matched up six times in Grand Slam title matches, with Serena Williams winning the last five of them. But as the Williams sisters faced off in the 2008 Wimbledon woman's final, Venus and Serena...
...KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) -- Serena Williams screamed at herself, broke her racket and then finally finished off Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 Saturday for her fifth title at the Sony Ericsson Open. Williams survived some shaky play down the stretch and an improbable...
...CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) -- Serena Williams captured the Family Circle Cup title in defeating Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday for her first clay court title since the 2002 French Open. Williams' third consecutive title this year followed victories...