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Fans return to Australian Open after lockdown ends
By Reuters,
1323, February 18, 2021 (EAT)
Fans wearing masks returned to the Australian Open on Thursday to take in the Grand Slam’s semi-finals after the completion of Melbourne’s five-da...
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Osaka ends Williams’ record bid and reaches Australian Open final
By Reuters,
1022, February 18, 2021 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka ended Serena Williams’ bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in a storm of power hitting on Thursday, humbling the American g...
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Osaka the next hurdle in Serena’s quest for 24th Slam
By Reuters,
1415, February 17, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have long moved on from their tempestuous 2018 U.S. Open title match but that will do nothing to dampen the suspense a...
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Williams beats Halep, to face Osaka in semis
By Agencies,
1527, February 16, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams produced a stunning performance to beat second seed Simona Halep and set up an Australian Open semi-final with Naomi Osaka. The 39-...
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Williams does not need Grand Slam validation, says coach
By Reuters,
1203, February 15, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams wants to win more Grand Slams but hardly needs the all-time record for validation, her coach Patrick Mouratoglou said on Monday. Will...
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Serena shrugs off shoulder issue, ‘relaxed’ about Slam record bid
By Reuters,
1850, February 6, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams is “super confident” her injured shoulder will hold up for the Australian Open and says she feels more relaxed about the “burden...
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Serena looks to hold back tide of youth in quest for history
By Reuters,
1811, February 5, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams will want to have a big say in the matter but the inexorable drive towards youth among women’s Grand Slam winners looks set to conti...
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Serena pulls out of French Open with Achilles injury
By Reuters,
2002, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams’ search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to wit...
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Osaka withdraws from French Open with hamstring injury
By Reuters,
929, September 18, 2020 (EAT)
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open with a hamstring injury, she said on Thursday. The 22-year-old had her left hamstri...
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Serena out of Italian Open with Achilles problem
By Reuters,
1327, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday. W...
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Osaka wins U.S. Open to confirm status as new star
By Reuters,
1221, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka ended Victoria Azarenka’s dream run to claim her second U.S. Open title in three years with a 1-6 6-3 6-3 comeback win on Saturday which...
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Serena Williams out of Italian Open with Achilles problem
By Reuters,
2154, September 12, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday. W...
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Serena stunned by Azarenka comeback in U.S. Open semis
By Reuters,
934, September 11, 2020 (EAT)
Victoria Azarenka stunned Serena Williams 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Thursday, denying the American the chance of winning a re...
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Serena Williams through to US Open last 16
By Agencies,
1507, September 6, 2020 (EAT)
Six-time champion Serena Williams fought back from a slow start to beat fellow American Sloane Stephens and reach the last 16 of the US Open. Thi...
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Djokovic given smooth path at U.S. Open, Stephens looms for Serena
By Reuters,
2255, August 27, 2020 (EAT)
Top seed Novak Djokovic was handed a comfortable-looking draw on Thursday as he bids for a fourth U.S. Open title but Serena Williams could face dange...
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Frustrated Serena compares loss to ‘dating a guy that you know sucks’
By Reuters,
1228, August 26, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams likened the frustration she felt in Tuesday’s shock defeat by Maria Sakkari at the Western and Southern Open to that of being stuck ...
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Serena begins marathon with exhausting first step
By Reuters,
1023, August 25, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams shook off some COVID-19 layoff rust to grind out a 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0) win over Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus on Monday to move into the t...
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‘No fans may help Williams at US open’
By Agencies,
1218, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams' bid to finally land a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title may be boosted by the lack of fans at the US Open, says former world num...
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Rogers stuns Serena at Top Seed Open
By Reuters,
1145, August 15, 2020 (EAT)
Shelby Rogers pulled off one of the biggest wins of her career when she toppled Serena Williams 1-6 6-4 7-6(5) in the quarter-finals of the Top Seed O...
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Serena sets up Venus clash on return after COVID-19 hiatus
By Reuters,
1101, August 12, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams made a winning return to competitive tennis on Tuesday as she rallied from a set down to beat Bernarda Pera 4-6 6-4 6-1 at the Top See...
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