Cramping Serena limps into quarters
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Venus Williams looked as though she was hurtling towards defeat against a Japanese skiing fan on Monday before fighting back to set up a fourth-round Wimbledon tie against another former champion Maria Sharapova.
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It can&#39;t be easy for former No. 1 Serena Williams, struggling to get back into tennis shape, and seeing countrywoman Lindsay Davenport battering 0-and-1 an opponent that the younger Williams sister barely edges 7-6(3), 7-5.
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SERENA Williams took a leaf from the Andre Agassi book of fashion yesterday, donning denim in her first-round match at the US Open.
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Serena Williams struggled before finding her game Wednesday and reached the China Open quarterfinals with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova.
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Serena Williams's latest singles title at the Australian Open was hardly convincing, but it was remarkable.
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NEW YORK - Dressed for a night on the town, Serena Williams was all business in her first match in 4 1/2 weeks. Showing little sign of her injury-induced layoff, the two-time U.S...
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Serena Williams is robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake on her way to a three-set loss to Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals Tuesday night.
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Champion Serena Williams withstood a tough fourth-round challenge from Nicole Vaidisova to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
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Serena Williams has the flu and Venus Williams has a sore wrist, forcing the sisters to pull out of upcoming tournaments.
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Serena Williams recovers from an awful start to her French Open campaign to beat Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-1 6-1.
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Serena Williams saves three match points and outslugs Maria Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 Thursday to advance to the final at the Australian Open.
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After collapsing with a strained calf muscle, Serena Williams made the most of a rain delay at Wimbledon to hobble back and defeat Daniela Hantuchov, 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-2.
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American superstar Serena Williams finally arrived in Australia on Sunday, tired and several days late, but confident she was on track to defend her Australian Open title.
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A despondent Serena Williams grudgingly faced reporters after her 7-6 6-1 defeat to top seed Justine Henin in Tuesday's quarter-finals of the U.S. Open, tears staining her cheeks after the bitter result.
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Hardly at her best, barely beating one of the tour's pesky teens, Serena Williams suddenly found herself face-down at the U.S. Open. Running for a ball she couldn't reach, the six-time Grand Slam champion slipped and planted both palms on court to brace herself. Williams shook the sting out of her hands, beckoned a ball boy to retrieve her fallen racket, then took her sweet time before facing break point. Recomposed, Williams smacked a service winner at 111 mph, an ace just as fast, and forced an error. Just like that, she held serve en route to beating 30th-seeded Tatiana Golovin 7-5, 6-4 Friday night to reach the Open's fourth round.
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NEW YORK -- They both skipped the Olympics, complaining about unforgiving injuries. But now Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams, both sorely in need of a big win, have put themselves in position to meet on the stage that matters most -- in the quarterfinals of the US Open.
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NEW YORK Two-time champion Serena Williams, the number No. 3 seed, charged into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Sunday, sweeping past Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in less than an hour, 6-4, 6-2.