By Ahmed Sadiq Venus Williams joined sister Serena in withdrawing from the US Open as the final Grand Slam of the year lost more high-profile players. Serena, 39, wrote in a social media post on Tuesday that she needed time to allow her body to "heal completely" from a torn hamstring. The 41-... Read more...
Serena Williams’ search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open on Wednesday. The American, who turned 39 this week, had been due to play Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the second ro... Read more...
Serena Williams kept alive her hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Tsvetana Pironkova in the US Open quarter-finals. The American six-time champion, 38, struggled early on with the variety of shots from the unranked player who was in her firs... Read more...
Serena Williams likened the frustration she felt after her shock defeat by Maria Sakkari at the Western and Southern Open to that of being stuck in a bad relationship. Williams’ 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 loss in the round of 16 on Tuesday was a big blow to her preparations for next week’s U.S. Open, wh... Read more...
Serena Williams lost in the Top Seed Open quarter-finals after fellow American Shelby Rogers came back from a set down to win their rain-delayed match 6-1 6-4 7-6 in Lexington, Bestchoicesports.com.ng understands Former world number one Williams dominated the first set but a resilient Rogers... Read more...
Former world number one, Serena Williams recovered from a set and three break points down to beat compatriot Bernarda Pera in her first match in six months after COVID-19 pandemic The American, who has 23 Grand Slam singles titles, was in deep trouble when 4-6 and 0-40 down at 4-4 in the se... Read more...
UEFA Champions League champions, Liverpool and other global athletes such as tennis icon Serena Williams and Formula 1 King, Lewis Haminton among other athletes have demonstrated their support in calling for justice over the US police murder of George Floyd on last week, Bestchoicesprts.com.ng repo... Read more...
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the world's highest-paid female athlete, displacing US rival Serena Williams at the top of the list. According to Forbes magazine, Osaka, 22, a two-time Grand Slam champion, made £30.7m in prize money and endorsements over the past 12 months. T... Read more...
Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest paid sportswomen in the world, announced the end of her career at the age of 32 on Wednesday.Siberia-born Sharapova, whose Wimbledon victory over Serena Williams in 2004, aged 17, propelled her to superstardom ... Read more...
Serena Williams said she was “nowhere near” as good as 15-year-old Coco Gauff when she was that age as the American great reached the Australian Open third round Wednesday despite being far from her best.The 38-year-old, one short of Australian Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Sla... Read more...