Fit Serena vows to oust Henin as world tennis number one
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A fit and relaxed Serena Williams vowed Saturday to topple Justine Henin as world number one, insisting she is feeling no pressure as she prepares to defend her Australian Open title.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Former world No. 1 Serena  Williams was forced to dig deep before beating 11th-seeded  Russian Nadia Petrova, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, Sunday to reach the  quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
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Serena Williams squeaked into this week&#39;s WTA Championships, but she&#39;s out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking, leaving Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo to contend for the top spot.
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Justine Henin beats Serena Williams in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
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PARIS -- Serena Williams's "Come on!" count was rising rapidly. Her first French Open match since 2004 hardly went according to plan at the outset yesterday, and Williams kept grimacing and admonishing herself as each shaky shot helped her 91st-ranked opponent race ahead by a set and a service break.
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The successive oustings of the Williams sisters by Justine Henin shows that Venus and Serena can not afford any more career dives.
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Justine Henin knocks out Serena Williams in straight sets as the two-time defending champion advances to the French Open semifinals on Tuesday.
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Serena Williams faced Amelie Mauresmo in the first semi-final of the WTA Championship on Sunday. Victory in the tournament for Mauresmo would ensure her the season-ending number one spot in the women&#39;s rankings.
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Maria Sharapova defeated Justine Henin 6-4, 6-0 at the Australian Open and Serena Williams was ousted 6-3, 6-4 by Jelena Jankovic.
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Serena Williams has her sights set on  regaining the world number one ranking after staging a  miraculous comeback to beat Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in  the Australian Open final Saturday.
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Serena Williams failed to end Justine Henin's record run at the French Open. Keeping Williams on the move with versatile shotmaking, two-time defending champion Henin advanced to the semifinals by winning 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday.
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Serena Williams has her sights set on  regaining the No. 1 world ranking after staging a miraculous  comeback to beat Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0 on Saturday for  her second Australian Open title in three years.
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Top seed Justine Henin beat two-time champion Serena Williams 7-6 6-1 in a much-anticipated battle under the lights on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
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Serena Williams's game failed her and Justine Henin rose to the occasion in the most anticipated and potentially heated match at the French Open so far.
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NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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Success comes with perils for Justine Henin. Her strategy is to simply ignore all her achievements. The top-ranked Belgian player heads into Saturday's French Open final against seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic with more landmarks within her reach.
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Reputations count for little in grand slam tennis as champion Serena Williams and world number one Justine Henin found on Tuesday, both put to the sword at the quarter-final stage of the Australian Open.