May 23, 2013

Serena Williams ‘Twirls’ From Charleston to Rome; Captures Four Consecutive Titles

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*In the immortal words of singer Sunshine Anderson, we’ve “heard it all before…” but it’s still worthy of mentioning that women’s tennis powerhouse, Serena Williams, is on another tear.  She’s just a few Grand Slam steps away from reaching “greatest of all time” numbers in the sport, which makes recording her exploits all the more [...]




A Tearful Serena Williams Breaks Record, Reclaims WTA No. 1 Ranking

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*For the first time in two years, Serena Williams can validly lift her finger as being the WTA world no. 1. Her this-generation rival, Victoria Azarenka, had held the spot for the past 51 weeks after avoiding a near-miss of losing it at the Australian open by taking home the hardware for the second time [...]




Serena Williams Guarantees US Olympic Medal in Tennis

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*The tournament favorite from the start, Serena Williams – and her A-game, have secured at least one more Olympic medal for the US. By mercilessly crushing her world no. 1 WTA peer, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6,1- 6,2 with 16 aces and 33 winners, Serena secured a spot in Saturday’s final against her long-time rival, [...]




Serena Williams Wins 40th Career Title

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*Serena Williams, 30, has taken home another title in her WTA career resurgence.  It will make her 40th title overall. The 13-time Grand Slam champion was sidelined for the better part 2011 due to health issues, but since her return, she’s won three premier level event titles: Stanford, Rogers Cup, and last week’s clay-court Family [...]




Serena Pulls Out of French Open; Still Recovering from Embolism

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*Former world number one Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open because she has not fully recovered from health issues, organizers announced Thursday. “American Serena Williams, who has not fully recovered from health problems — pulmonary embolism, foot injury — … has pulled out,” organizers said in a statement. Serena, who has not [...]




Serena Williams Planning July Return Following Blood Clot

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*Serena Williams, recovering from the removal of a blood clot in her lung as well as a nagging foot injury, plans to play tennis in July for the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis. The nine-team US league, which will stage a 36th season from July 4-24, announced on Thursday that Williams is scheduled to play [...]