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Naomi Osaka now has the edge on Serena Williams in their head-to-head matchups, but it’s not easy for Osaka. Osaka defeated Williams in straight sets of their Australian Open semifinals match on Thursday in Melbourne 6-3, 6-4. This was the …
Serena Williams lost to Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals of the U.S. Open on Thursday night to extend an unwanted streak. Williams mowed through Azarenka in the first set, winning 6-1. But she lost the next two sets 3-6, 3-6, allowing Azarenka to …
Serena Williams lost in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday in Melbourne for her earliest exit at the grand slam since 2006, but that wasn’t even the most surprising part about the defeat. What’s most surprising is the …
Serena Williams returned to the US Open final for the second straight year, only she was looking to enjoy a much different fate from last year. Williams had a high-profile, controversial meltdown at the US Open after being penalized for a coach …
Serena Williams’ dominance over Maria Sharapova is one of the most impressive running streaks in tennis. With her 6-1, 6-1 victory over Sharapova during the first round of the US Open on Monday night, Williams has now beaten Maria 19 straight …
Serena Williams did not blame her surprising loss to Karolina Pliskova in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on her ankle injury. Instead, she credited Pliskova for turning things up in key spots. Pliskova took the first set of the match 6-4 …
Serena Williams experienced a terrible sequence late in her quarterfinals match with Karolina Pliskova at the Australian Open and ended up blowing a huge lead. Williams rallied back from down a set and down a break in the second to win the second set …
Tennis umpires are considering a boycott of Serena Williams matches out of fear for their jobs, according to a report. The Times of London reported that tennis umpires are feeling unsupported following the fallout from Saturday’s US Open final …
Serena Williams may be right: a male player might get away with some things that a female player would not. Regardless of gender, the behavior she displayed during the US Open finals on Saturday merited penalties, and Williams should have known that …
Patrick Mouratoglou admitted to coaching Serena Williams during the finals of the US Open, but he says it’s no different from what any other coach does. Mouratoglou was interviewed by ESPN’s Pam Shriver after Williams lost the US Open …
Serena Williams was furious with chair umpire Carlos Ramos after being assessed a penalty point and later game during the second set of her match against Naomi Osaka in the US Open finals on Saturday. Williams smashed her racquet after being broken …
Serena Williams told off the chair umpire during her match against Naomi Osaka in the finals of the US Open on Saturday. Williams received a coaching violation during the second game of the second set after being given a hand signal from a member of …
Serena Williams may be 36 and have responsibilities as a mother and wife, but that does not mean she’s leaving tour any time soon. Williams beat Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinals of the US Open on Thursday. The victory helped her …
The French Open was the subject of criticism this week after seemingly taking shots at Serena Williams over her outfit and singling her out as a reason for the tournament’s new dress code, but Williams herself says there’s no problem. …
Serena Williams opened up in a social media post on Monday about some of the struggles she is enduring in her personal life. Last week, Williams lost to Johanna Konta 6-1, 6-0 for the worst defeat of her career. She subsequently withdrew from the …
Serena Williams may have lost the Wimbledon final on Saturday, but it’s safe to say she had the respect of everyone watching. That includes Jelena Djokovic, wife of Novak, who gave birth just one day after Williams did ten months ago. …
