Serena, Venus clash in semis

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) – Top-ranked Serena Williams and sister Venus both won twice on Friday to reach the Family Circle Cup semifinals and set up their first sibling showdown since 2009. Serena won her 13th straight match by defeating sixth-seeded Lucie Safarova, 6-4, 6-1. Earlier, she topped Mallory Burdette in a third-round match moved due to Thursday’s 7 {-hour rain... 

Serena keeps up winning run to lift Stanford title

STANFORD, California – Top seed Serena Williams overcame fellow American CoCo Vandeweghe 7-5 6-3 to retain the Stanford Classic title on Sunday. Just eight days after winning her fifth Wimbledon single title, Williams fought off a set point in the first set before overcoming big-serving Vandeweghe, who had reached her first WTA final.  Read More »

No rest for Serena Williams

STANFORD, California (AP) – Serena Williams has had little time to reflect on her first Grand Slam title in two years and even less time to sleep with a schedule she says is “probably the most hectic it has been in my career.”  Read More »

Williams sisters bag doubles title

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – One Wimbledon title wasn’t enough for Serena Williams. About five hours after Williams won her fifth singles title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, she and sister Venus were back on Centre Court to beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-5, 6-4 Saturday in the doubles final.  Read More »

SERENA WINS

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – SERENA Williams of the United States reacts after defeating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland to win the women’s final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England. Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever.  Read More »

Nadal, Murray win as Aussies suffer Wimbledon slump

LONDON (AFP) – Two-time winner Rafael Nadal and British hope Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday, but Australia’s men slumped to their country’s worst performance since 1938. Nadal, fresh from a record-breaking seventh French Open win, enjoyed a 7-6 (7/0), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci despite having trailed 4-0 in the first... 

Other Williams wins at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) – On one point Tuesday at Wimbledon, Serena Williams dumped a forehand into the net and dropped to a knee, her jaw clenched as she let out a shriek. On another, she pushed a backhand into the net while her feet gave way, yet again leaving her awkwardly splayed on the grass at Court 2, the same place where her sister Venus lost a day earlier.  Read More »

Serena, Maria in French Open

PARIS (AFP) – Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, two players better known for their hardcourt and grasscourt abilities, are the form players going into the climax of the claycourt season at the French Open.  Read More »

Serena, Venus go separate ways

MADRID (AP) – Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open’s second round, however older sister Venus lost 6-4, 6-1 to Angelique Kerber on Monday. The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and 40 winners against Vesnina, who was struggling with her game on the slippery blue clay court. The Russian lost her balance in the sixth game and set up a break... 

Serena: Venus ‘coming along awesome’

WORCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) – Serena Williams said her sister Venus has been training every day and will be ready for the Fed Cup matches against Belarus – her first competitive tennis since she pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an autoimmune disease. “She’s coming along awesome. She’s doing really well,’’ said Serena Williams, who played her older sister in an exhibition...