Tennis superstar, Serena Williams was named Female Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press, as voted on by AP member sports editors and beat writers, reports Reuters. Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, won 12 of those majors over the past decade — no female player has won more than three over Read more
Serena Williams on Sunday defied ankle injury to advance to the quarter-finals stage of the 2019 US Open. The 23 Grand Slam singles titles holder needed a medical time out in the second set of her 6-3 6-4 win over Petra Martic on Sunday to get treatment on her right ankle. Williams, however, recovered to win Read more
Serena Williams overwhelmed Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 on Monday to reach the second round of the US Open in search of her 24th Grand Slam title while “rusty” Roger Federer rallied past Indian qualifier Sumit Nagal. Six-time US Open champion Williams crushed the five-time major winner from Russia in only 59 minutes, beating Sharapova for Read more
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