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*The Williams sisters were among six other players to compete in the Olympics for both the singles and doubles tournaments. U.S. women’s tennis coach Mary Joe Fernandez also nominated Christina McHale and Varvara Lepchenko to play singles, and the world’s number one-ranked doubles team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, reports Reuters. The ladies competed [...]
*Sometimes tennis gets a little tense and tempers run high. Serena Williams has had her moments lately, but John McEnroe was king of on-court temper tantrums. But it’s been a while since McEnroe has retired, so there’s a new dude attempting to take the crown from his predecessor for behaving badly. (more…)
*Serena Williams is out of the 2012 French Open. The highest-seeded U.S. woman was beaten in her match against Virginie Razzano at Roland Garros, marking the first time she has ever lost in the first round of a French Open — or any Grand Slam. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] After winning the first set, [...]
*Serena Williams – currently competing at the Matua Madrilena Madrid Open in Spain – has apparently added hip hop to her list of extra curricular activities. TMZ has unearthed and posted a clip of a track featuring the tennis star rapping. According to the web site, she recorded a number of tracks last year in [...]
*Despite her chocolate beauty and admirable booty, Serena Williams admits that even she has issues with dating the right men. After ending her relationships with Common and Drake, the tennis player is a bit jaded by relationships altogether and is considering staying away from them for the next 10 years. “I have given up on [...]
*Serena Williams says she has changed her diet in support of big sister Venus and her new health challenges. Serena said she’s cut down on eating chicken and fish and is eating more raw foods like Venus, who adopted the change to help her body cope with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can [...]
*Venus Williams, 31, hadn’t competed in a WTA tournament since pulling out of the US Open in New York last August despite a first round win. The former world no. 1 and Serena’s elder sister was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Sjorgren’s Syndrome (causes bouts with extreme fatigue), which sidelined her until she could get [...]
*Serena Williams, in her first tournament play in seven weeks, emerged victorious in her first round match at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. The 10th-seeded tennis star took just 1 hour and 20 minutes to handle Chinese wild card Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-3 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The former world No. [...]
*Venus Williams is expected to re-launch her EleVen fashion line at this week’s Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Miami. The tennis star, who took six months off to seek treatment for autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome, will return to the court this week, bringing new items from her EleVen label with her, reports WWD. ”EleVen [...]
*Tennis might be getting old for championship athlete Serena Williams. She returned to the court on Jan. 2 for the first time since losing at the U.S. Open last September, but she admitted she’s not looking forward to a new season. Her 2012 debut started off with a bang as she beat out Chanelle Scheepers [...]
*Serena Williams has been fined $2 000 by the US Open for berating the chair umpire during the final. Tournament referee Brian Earley issued his ruling on today, one day after Williams was cited by chair umpire Eva Asderaki for a code violation for verbal abuse during a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Sam Stosur at [...]
*Guess who was out and about at the US Open today? None other than First Lady Michelle Obama. That’s right, Mrs. Obama, an avid tennis player says she hopes to still be playing when she’s 90. Oh yeah, she got in court time by playing against Serena Williams and even did some hula-hooping after speaking [...]
*Venus Williams fell ill last week. It was reported that she dropped out of the U.S. Open due to her battle with Sjögren’s syndrome, which is an autoimmune disease. But sister Serena Williams, updated the press about her sister’s health, saying she’s getting better. “It’s a day-at-a-time kind of a thing. Her spirits are good, [...]
*Donald Young has reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time. He did it by defeating 24th-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets Sunday at the U.S. Open. Young, 22, won 7-5, 6-4, 6-3. A full house at the Grandstand gave the Atlanta based rising star a standing ovation as he [...]
*Super star tennis player, Serena Williams revealed that the mysterious illness that plagued her earlier this year nearly killed her. “I’m so excited to be back,” she told the BBC. “I was on my death bed at one point — quite literally.” Williams is currently in the UK gearing up to compete in the Eastbourne’s [...]
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