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Tennis: Serena Williams crashes out of WTA top 10

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 10:26 AM

Serena Williams dropped out of the WTA top 10 for the first time in more than two years when the new rankings were released on Monday. Read more »

Tennis: Serena's record hopes slipping and sliding away

Pirate IRWIN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 10:30 PM

Serena Williams's innocuous slip that ended her Wimbledon campaign at the first hurdle symbolised the manner in which her powers have been steadily sliding away.   Read more »

Tennis: Serena Williams retires in tears from Wimbledon Round 1 match

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 04:07 AM

Williams's dreams of winning an eighth Wimbledon singles title and equalling Margaret Court's Grand Slam singles record of 24 ended in tears on Tuesday.   Read more »

Tennis: Serena Williams to skip Tokyo Games

Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 09:02 PM

Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday without giving the reasons behind her decision. Read more »

Tennis: Who among the women can win it all at Wimbledon?

Rosy Mina
Posted at Jun 27 12:47 AM

Serena Williams, eyeing tennis history, is favored by a few analysts to win at the All England Club. Read more »

Tennis: Ball in Serena's court at Wimbledon with rivals' fitness doubts

Pirate IRWIN, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 22 02:21 PM

Serena Williams turns 40 on September 26 and the arrival of that landmark birthday will be all the sweeter if she has at last equalled Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.   Read more »

Tennis: Serena, Federer exit French Open, casting doubts over return

Martyn WOOD, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 11:45 AM

Serena Williams' latest quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title ended in the French Open last 16 on Sunday. Read more »

Tennis: History-chasing Serena into French Open second week after Sabalenka exit

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 07:15 PM

Serena Williams continued her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title by reaching the French Open second week for the first time since 2018, after third seed Aryna Sabalenka's surprise loss left the veteran American as the highest-ranked player in her half of the draw.   Read more »

French Open: Serena through to Round 3 after second-set blip

Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 06:47 AM

Williams, chasing a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, won 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 against Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Serena looks to take advantage of open draw at Roland Garros

Jed Court, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 06:07 PM

Serena Williams continues her latest bid for an elusive 24th Grand Slam singles crown on Wednesday at a French Open now without two of the world's top three-ranked women's players. Read more »

Tennis: Serena survives scare in French Open's first night match

Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 09:19 AM

Serena Williams survived a scare in the first ever night session match at the French Open as she edged out Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 7-6(6) 6-2 in the first round.   Read more »

French Open: Men’s ‘big 3’ — Nadal, Djokovic, Federer — in same half of draw

Reuters
Posted at May 28 08:12 AM

In the women's draw, defending champion Iga Swiatek will start her campaign against Kaja Juvan; after missing last year's event, Naomi Osaka will make her comeback. Read more »

Tennis: Williams unlikely to equal slam record at Roland Garros, says coach

Sudipto Ganguly, Reuters
Posted at May 21 10:59 PM

Serena Williams is unlikely to win a record equalling 24th Grand slam title on the claycourts of Roland Garros, although her chance will come, the American's long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou told Reuters on Friday. Read more »

Tennis: Federer gets Serena's vote in GOAT debate

Reuters
Posted at May 18 06:36 PM

While fans and pundits continue to debate who should be considered the greatest men's tennis player of all time, 23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams says Roger Federer gets her vote.   Read more »

Tennis: Serena Williams crashes out of Italian Open in 1000th career match

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 10:45 AM

Serena Williams, playing the 1000th WTA match of her career, crashed out of the Italian Open in the second round on Wednesday. Read more »

Tennis: Returning Serena hints she could miss Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 09:31 AM

Serena Williams raised doubts over her participation at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, ahead of her return to the limelight this week at the Italian Open.   Read more »

Tennis: Serena Williams pulls out of Miami Open following oral surgery - report

Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 07:01 AM

Serena Williams will not compete at this week's Miami Open as the 23-times Grand Slam singles champion recovers from oral surgery, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. Read more »

2021 Australian Open: Is long reign over for Williams, queen of Melbourne Park?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 03:53 PM

As Serena Williams bade an emotional goodbye to the Rod Laver Arena crowd, one question was left hanging in the Melbourne air -- will she be back? Read more »

Tennis: Osaka ends Williams's record bid to make Australian Open final

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 18 01:51 PM

Naomi Osaka emphatically ended Serena Williams's latest bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam crown. Read more »

Tennis: Serena comes through Halep test to reach semi-finals

Nick Mulvenney, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 16 06:50 PM

(UPDATED) Serena Williams reached the last four at Melbourne Park for the ninth time with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Simona Halep in the quarter-final on Tuesday. Read more »