WASHINGTON, September 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams won her 100th career match on Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the US Open quarterfinals Monday afternoon. The No. 3 seed Williams from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., defeated 15th […]
WASHINGTON, September 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Saturday’s US Open order of play was posted late Friday afternoon, one match clearly stood out among all of the men’s and women’s third-round singles contests: Six-time US Open champion Serena Williams […]
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Angelique Kerber enjoying tennis ‘as much as I can right now’ World No. 23 Angelique Kerber waited until the last possible moment to commit to this year’s US Open. So far, no regrets […]
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams made her Western & Southern Open debut in New York on Monday afternoon, she probably wasn’t expecting to be pushed by unheralded, power-hitting Dutch qualifier Arantxa […]
WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The rivalry between future Hall of Fame sisters Serena and Venus Williams is into its third decade. Younger sister, 38-year-old Serena, had won 18 of the first 30 meetings spanning the past 22 […]
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In any other year, former World No. 9 Serena Williams might be gearing up for a run at a US Open title. She’s won six of them and has reached the finals the past […]
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams never expected to be playing in Kentucky, but it’s close to her Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., home and easy to get to. That’s why she’s excited […]
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In her first official duty as the new US Open tournament director on Wednesday, Stacey Allaster said, “It is my greatest pleasure to welcome a special guest to our first virtual US Open press […]
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, French sports daily L’Equipe published its list of the 20 most influential tennis figures. Toping the list was none other than Roger Federer followed at number two by Serena Williams. The […]
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine not too long ago, if somebody told you that your Saturday night entertainment would comprise of watching vintage tennis matches via YouTube videos, you probably would have laughed. However, pandemic times caused […]
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