Tag: Serena Williams
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Serena Williams tops Forbes female rich list
Eight of the top 10 highest earning female athletes are tennis players, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams topping the Forbes list. Williams earned just $62,000 (£48,050) from prize money during the past year – owing largely to her 14-month break to have a baby – but made $18m (£13.95m) through endorsements. Badminton’s PV…
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I felt like I was not a good mom, but in a funk over motherhood – Serena Williams
Serena Williams says she pulled out of this week’s Rogers Cup in Canada after feeling like she was “in a funk” and “not a good mom”. The American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion initially withdrew from the tournament citing “personal reasons”. Williams, 36, returned to tennis earlier this year after giving birth in September 2017.…
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Serena Williams pulls out of Rogers Cup for personal reasons
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Rogers Cup in Canada for personal reasons. The American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was beaten 6-1 6-0 by Briton Johanna Konta at the most recent Silicon Valley Classic event – the worst defeat of her career. “We are disappointed Serena will not be joining us,” said tournament…
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Serena returns to top 30 in world rankings
Serena Williams returned to world’s top 30 in the WTA rankings released on Monday after finishing as Wimbledon runner-up. The 36-year-old American climbed 153 places to 28th despite losing Saturday’s final at the All England Club to German Angelique Kerber. It was Williams’s fourth tournament since giving birth to her daughter 10 months ago. Kerber,…
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Serena Williams to face Kerber in Wimbledon final
Serena Williams will face Germany’s Angelique Kerber for an eighth Wimbledon singles title after both won their semi-finals in straight sets. The American former world number one overpowered Germany’s Julia Gorges 6-2 6-4, while Kerber beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-3. Saturday’s final will be a re-match of the 2016 showpiece, which Williams won. Williams…
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Serena Williams withdraws from Madrid Open
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Madrid Open, stating she needs more time to prepare for her first clay season since giving birth. The 23-time Grand Slam champion fell to early exits at Indian Wells and the Miami Open in her only previous WTA Tour appearances this year. Williams, 36, is a two-time champion…
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Williams sisters to meet in Indian Wells third round game
Serena Williams will play her sister Venus in the third round at Indian Wells as she continues her comeback after the birth of her child. The 36-year-old American, who was out for 14 months, beat Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 in round two. “Everything is a bonus,” said Serena Williams after winning…
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Serena Williams returns to competitive tennis after giving birth
Former world number one Serena Williams made her return to competitive tennis five months after giving birth as she teamed up with sister Venus for the US team in the Fed Cup. In what was a last-minute change to the billing as the Americans had already won the tie against the Netherlands, the pair lost…
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BREAKING: Serena Williams gives birth to baby girl
Serena Williams gave birth to a 6-pound, 13-ounce baby girl on Friday, ESPN confirmed. Moments before her match at the U.S. Open, sister Venus Williams was asked about becoming an aunt. “Obviously I’m super excited. Words can’t describe,” she told ESPN. Serena Williams had the baby in West Palm Beach, Fla., ESPN reported. “I’m so…
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Unbelievable:Serena Williams poses nude, shares love story
Like a movie star, Serena Williams is pompously showing off her baby bump with a nude photo on the cover of Vanity Fair’s August 2017 issue. The celebrated tennis superstar threw caution to the winds by going bare in an effort to show her pregnancy, which is already at the advanced stage.The provocative magazine cover…