Serena Williams is sickening at this point. There's no stopping this powerhouse.
Serena Williams hid a family heartache as she won Wimbledon last week. It has been revealed that her dad, Richard Williams, had a stroke and has “debilitating memory issues,” his wife told RadarOnline.com Lakeisha Williams, 37, Richard’s third wife said he was released from the hospital last week. “His condition is fair – he’s up and […]
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams is once again one victory from her record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam title after powering her way into the Wimbledon final. In control from start to finish, Williams needed all of 48 minutes to overwhelm Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0 on Thursday in a semifinal that felt more like a training session. […]
UPDATE: LONDON (AP) — Leave all the chatter about Serena Williams’ pursuit of her 22nd major singles trophy to others. Williams and her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, do not discuss that number. “We don’t talk about it all. Zero,” Mouratoglou said Tuesday at Wimbledon after watching Williams win her first-round match. Why is that? “Because there […]
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 […]
PARIS (AP) — Finally back on court after two days of rain, Venus Williams warmed up for her fourth-round French Open match Wednesday in a zipped-up gray coat, something that seemed more appropriate for winter wear. Once play began, the No. 9-seeded Williams never really gave herself a chance to join her sister in the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tournament director of the BNP Paribas Open who said women’s pro tennis players “ride on the coattails of the men” resigned Monday night, ending his 29-year association with the event. Tournament owner Larry Ellison said in a statement that Raymond Moore was quitting as chief executive officer and tournament director […]
The documentary “Serena,” described as an intimate portrait of tennis icon Serena Williams, is scheduled to premiere June 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT/ 7 C on Epix. According to Deadline.com, the feature-length documentary, executive produced by Peter Berg, focuses on the outside pressure and inner vulnerabilities Williams faces in her quest to achieve four Grand […]
Long before the dominating presence of Venus and Serena Williams in the world of tennis, a pair of sisters from Washington, D.C. and Tuskegee University graduates blazed a mighty trail in the sport. Margaret Peters and Matilda Roumania Peters-Walker were clay court legends in their hometown and stars of the all-Black American Tennis Association. Margaret, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Two police officers involved in the mistaken arrest of James Blake, including one who allegedly tackled the former professional tennis player, will face an administrative trial after the city’s police watchdog substantiated Blake’s excessive force complaint. Mina Malik, the executive director of the New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, said […]
Footage of James Blake being aggressively thrown to the ground by a New York police officer has surfaced on the web. The video was released by…
Under major criticism for a case of mistaken identity, the New York Police Department on Friday released disturbing surveillance video of the moment an undercover officer…
