Serena Williams made history by gracing the cover of Vogue’s June Olympic-themed issue, arm-in-arm with gold medalist, Ryan Lochte. By the way, the other lady is soccer player Hope Solo. The tennis player joins the short list of African-Americans who’ve made the cover of the world-renown magazine. Fewer than 20 Black people have posed on […]
Serena Williams cruised past No. 2 Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 Friday to advance to the Madrid Open semifinals along with top-ranked Victoria Azarenka. Williams sealed her seventh straight win over Sharapova with an emphatic slam on the new blue-clay court. Azarenka overcame a shaky start to beat French Open winner Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. […]
Serena said she’s cut down on eating chicken and fish and is eating more raw foods like Venus, who adopted the change to help her body cope with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain. But while the new diet has been a big change for Venus, it’s not been […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — What a week for the Williams sisters. Serena gained a title, Venus found a renewed belief in her game and both showed a calm confidence at the Family Circle Cup born of perspective and enduring difficult times. Serena capped a dominant week with a powerful performance in the finals Sunday, defeating […]
Fresh off of Congressman Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s health care reform address to Congress, tennis-super star Serena Williams went smooth off on a a judge who made a bogus call against her. I was thinking of how far we’ve come, and, even with that success, there will always be controversy. I was thinking […]
