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In what was supposed to be the final match of her illustrious career, Serena Williams pulled off a massive upset in the second round of the U.S. Open Wednesday night. By defeating Anett Kontaveit, currently ranked second in the world in women’s singles competition, in three sets, Williams has bought herself at least one more match in a run that could become legendary. Because of her 23 Grand Slam titles, Williams is not the sort of player many would consider an underdog, but the magnitude of her victory against Kontaveit cannot be understated. Williams’ last Grand Slam tournament victory came ...
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Serena Williams, one of the greatest athletes, and certainly one of the greatest tennis players ever, has announced that she will retire after the 2022 U.S Open. In a piece written for her cover shoot with Vogue, Williams said that she’s ready to move on to new things despite her love for tennis. Gracing the cover of Vogue‘s September issue, the 40-year-old conceded that her time with tennis has to come to an end. “But I’ve been reluctant to admit to myself or anyone else that I have to move on from playing tennis,” Williams said. “Alexis, my husband, and I have hardly talked about it; it’s li...
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In her first match in about a year, Serena Williams suffered a surprising defeat at the hands of #115 ranked Harmony Tan. In the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. The match featured a 10-point third-set tiebreak to end the stalemate. Williams took the court for the first time since Wimbledon 2021 when a torn hamstring forced her to retire in a first-round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich. This was her 21st time playing at Wimbledon, a competition where she had made the final 11 times and won seven. Williams got off to a slow start, losing the first set 7-5, taking the second set 6-1, and...
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Serena Williams is understandably furious and has said that The New York Times “can do better” after the paper published an article about her accompanied by an image of her sister, Venus Williams. She added that “[no] matter how far we come, we get reminded that it’s not enough.” The article was in reference to Williams’ venture capital firm, Serena Ventures, which has raised an initial fund of $111 million. “This is why I raised $111 million for [Serena Ventures],” the uber tennis star tweeted. “To support the founders who are overlooked by engrained systems woefully unaware of their biases. ...
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Tennis legend Serena Williams announced on her Instagram page that she will not be participating in the upcoming U.S. Open after suffering a torn hamstring at Wimbledon. She will join a list of fellow tennis greats, notably Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Dominic Thiem, who will be opting out of the competition due to injury. “After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw from the U.S. Open to allow my body to heal completely from a torn hamstring,” Williams said, “New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world and on...
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One of the greatest athletes of all time, Serena Williams took a rare defeat in her return to court, with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 loss to Nadia Podoroska on Wednesday in the second round of the Italian Open. It was Williams’ 1,000th tour-level match, an impressive feat added to the resume of the greatest women’s tennis player ever. Her career record sits at 851-149. Williams came into this match as the eighth overall seed, but hadn’t played since the Australian Open, so the rust was certainly showing. Williams spoke to the media after her defeat. “It’s tough to have a first match on clay. It was defini...
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Serena Williams fell short of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, as she was defeated 6-3, 6-4 by Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinals. Osaka, who also beat Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final, reached her fourth major title match and stretched her winning streak to 20 matches by claiming the last eight points. “I don’t know if there are any little kids out here today, but I was a little kid watching her play,” Osaka, 23, said about Williams, 39, to ESPN. “Just to be on the court playing against her, for me, is a dream.” Osaka will face American Jennifer Brady for the champ...
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