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Tennis umpires are pushing to unionize after Carlos Ramos—the umpire at the center of the storm surrounding Serena Williams at the US Open, was “thrown under a bus” by the powers that be. The Times of London reports that there is a growing concern that umpires feel they were “not supported by the USTA” on several occasions and cite one […]

An Australian newspaper most likely didn’t mean to create a racist cartoon of Serena Williams‘ incident at the US Open this past Saturday, but that’s what they’ve now got on their hands. The cartoon — drawn by Mark Knight (editorial cartoonist for the Herald Sun newspaper) — shows the tennis superstar stomping on her racket. […]

Serena Williams "catsuit" caused an uproar at the French Open.

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 [ione_media_gallery id=”112617″ overlay=”true”] Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

  Sloane Stephens reached her first Grand Slam semifinal since 2013 by beating 16th-seeded Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) at the U.S. Open. The 83rd-ranked Stephens has won 13 of her past 15 matches. She was one of four American women in the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows, the most since five made it that […]

NEW YORK (AP) : Sloane Stephens knocked off 2014 Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open. Stephens is a 24-year-old American who is ranked only 83rd after going 11 months without entering a tournament because of an injured left foot that required surgery. She returned […]

Serena Williams was two matches away from making history as the first woman to win all of the tennis grand slams in one calendar year since…