NEW YORK (AP) — Playing her first match at the U.S. Open since last year’s loss in a chaotic, controversial final, Serena Williams played nearly perfect tennis and beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 in a contest devoid of drama Monday night. Williams stretched her winning streak to 19 matches against Sharapova and now leads their […]
11/17/17- During the U.S. Open, tennis player Venus Williams Florida home was burglarized with over $400,000 worth of possessions stolen! Wonder who it could have been? Maybe an absent Maria Sharapova… Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
LONDON (AP) — Maria Sharapova was suspended from tennis for two years Wednesday for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open, and immediately responded by saying she would appeal the decision to sport’s highest court. The ruling by an independent three-person panel appointed by the International Tennis Federation said Sharapova did not intend to […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Maria Sharapova, the world’s highest-earning female athlete for many years, was abandoned Tuesday by some of her biggest sponsors after the Russian tennis star acknowledged taking a recently banned substance for a decade. Sportswear giant Nike, Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer and German luxury car company Porsche quickly distanced themselves from the […]
A second “Serena Slam” is looking more and more likely by the match. Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the Wimbledon semifinals today. Williams earned…
LONDON (AP) — Even as Serena Williams piled up aces and groundstroke winners from all angles, even as she stormed through seven games in a row and 10 of the last 13 in yet another comeback, her Wimbledon quarterfinal against Victoria Azarenka never felt like a runaway. That’s because Azarenka, a two-time major champion and […]
As previously reported there was an alleged off the court beef between tennis stars Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. Williams claims that she personally apologized to Sharapova for her the day before the games began this past Monday. During a recent Rolling Stones profile, Serena made obscure comments that were interpreted as a stab toward […]
