Serena moves into China Open quarterfinals
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Top-seeded Serena Williams of the United States rallied in the final set Wednesday to beat Dinara Safina and reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.
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Serena Williams reached the semifinals for the first time in more than a year, beating Amy Frazier 6-2, 6-2 on Friday night to advance in the Western &amp; Southern Financial Group Women's Open.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and the woman she beat in that grand slam final Serena Williams both moved into the quarter-finals of the China Open on Wednesday.
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Fashion designer and two-time titleholder Serena Williams has joined a procession of women&#39;s seeds in the fourth round of the US Tennis Open at Flushing Meadows.
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Serena Williams breezed into the China Open semi-finals on Friday when Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova retired with an ankle injury during the second set of their quarterfinals match.
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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Serena Williams and Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova of Russia both posted second-round wins Wednesday and moved into the quarterfinals at the inaugural $585,000 China Open.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - A defiant Serena Williams  surged into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday  before lashing out at critics who have suggested the Williams  sisters are past their best.
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Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her 23rd birthday with a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the China Open final on Sunday.
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Twice former champion Serena Williams was pushed hard for the third successive match as she battled past Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-4 7-6 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Friday.
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Serena Williams demonstrated that her shaky knee is holding up fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.
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US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a strong effort by Chinese qualifier Li Na and an opposing crowd to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-3) victory on Thursday.
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Serena Williams erased a match point in the second set and came all the way back to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sunday at the China Open for her first title in six months.
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Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva outfought  Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy 7-6, 6-4 to move into the  quarterfinals of the Linz Open Thursday.
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BEIJING - Top-seeded Serena Williams struggled Wednesday, beating Russia's Dinara Safina 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the China Open quarterfinals.   "Out of a 10, I'd give myself a one," Williams said    Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had an easier time, routing fellow Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1 to also advance to the final eight...
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Defending champion Serena Williams delivered an ominous warning to rivals eyeing her Australian Open crown when she swatted aside China's Meng Yuan to reach the third round Wednesday.
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BEIJING - Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her 23rd birthday yesterday by beating Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in a bad-tempered final at the inaugural US$585,000 (S$989,000) China Open.
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Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with impressive straight-sets victories Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.