MONTREAL, July 24, 2018 (Press Release) Tennis Canada announced Tuesday that American Serena Williams is the recipient of a wild card for the 2018 edition of Rogers Cup presented by National Bank. This will be her first time playing in […]
WIMBLEDON, July 14, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) At No. 181, Serena Williams became the lowest ranked player in history to reach a Wimbledon women’s final. However, it wasn’t a guarantee for success when the seven-time Wimbledon singles champion faced No. 11 seed […]
WIMBLEDON, July 10, 2018 For the first time since 1931 two German women will play in the Wimbledon semif-finals, as Julia Görges will join Angelique Kerber in the stage of the final four. The 13th-seeded from Bad Oldesloe had never made […]
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Shortly before she was due to face No. 28 seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the French Open Monday afternoon, Serena Williams pulled out of Roland Garros with an arm injury. The 23-time […]
PARIS, June 2, 2018 The ladies headlined Saturday’s French Open third round matches in the later afternoon. Three-time Roland Garros champion Serena Williams put together a commanding performance to see off 11th favourite Julia Görges 6-3, 6-4 and set up a fourth-round […]
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) It didn’t matter whether unseeded Serena Williams won or lost in her first Grand Slam appearance since the Australian Open in 2017 – although, it seemed, most of the fans packed into Court Philippe Chatrier […]
MIAMI, March 22, 2018 The bottom half of the men’s draw was in action on Wednesday at Crandon Park, which welcomes the Miami Open presented by Itaù for the 32nd and final time before the event moves to Hard Rock Stadium […]
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Naomi Osaka was anything but shy as she took out her childhood idol, former World No. 1 Serena Williams, 6-3, 6-2, in a featured first-round Stadium match at the Miami Open presented by Itaú in […]
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams didn’t necessarily begin her tennis career thinking she was going to be breaking down barriers, but she has done just that. Over the years, as Williams has become more conscious of […]
WASHINGTON, February 8, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) United States Fed Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi was asked recently if Serena Williams was ready to come back. After all, Williams has not played an official match since winning the 2017 Australian Open for […]
