Serena Williams
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Serena Williams reaches French Open quarter-finals
Tennis | Jun 02, 2015, 07:47 AM ISTParis: US tennis player Serena Williams, ranked No.1 in the world, reached the Roland Garros quarter-finals after beating her compatriot Sloane Stephens 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours.Despite losing the first set against the 40th-ranked
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Williams, Sharapova both lose in Madrid Open semifinals
Tennis | May 08, 2015, 09:44 PM ISTMadrid: Serena Williams was beaten in the Madrid Open semifinals, a short time after Maria Sharapova also lost.Petra Kvitova defeated the top-ranked Williams 6-2, 6-3 Friday, while Svetlana Kuznetsova ousted Sharapova 6-2, 6-4.In the men's
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Nadal into Madrid quarters; Serena, Sharapova to semifinals
Tennis | May 07, 2015, 10:53 PM ISTMadrid: Rafael Nadal reached the Madrid Open quarterfinals by easing past Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday.Nadal, a four-time champion, broke Bolelli four times and saved two break points.Serving for the match, Nadal
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Serena beats Azarenka to join Sharapova in Madrid quarters
Tennis | May 06, 2015, 10:20 PM ISTMadrid: Victoria Azarenka double-faulted on match point and allowed Serena Williams to reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (1) win on Wednesday.After early breaks in the deciding set, Williams overshot
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Serena Williams beats Sloane Stephens, advances to Madrid Open 3rd round
Tennis | May 05, 2015, 04:57 PM ISTMADRID (AP): Serena Williams needed just 58 minutes to beat fellow American Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-0 Monday and reach the third round of the Madrid Open.The top-ranked Williams broke Stephens four times and saved
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Serena Williams eases into second round in Madrid Open
Tennis | May 05, 2015, 09:30 AM ISTMadrid: World number one Serena Williams needed less than an hour on Monday to get her campaign for the Mutua Madrid Open off to a comfortable start with a 6-4, 6-0 win over fellow American
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Serena Williams holds top spot in WTA rankings
Tennis | Apr 27, 2015, 07:57 PM ISTMadrid: With 9,981 points, American Serena Williams continues to lead the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings published on Monday.In this week's rankings, Romanian Simona Halep, with 7,755 points, snatched the second spot from Russian
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Serena Williams overcomes the wind and Errani in Fed Cup
Tennis | Apr 19, 2015, 07:50 PM ISTBrindisi, Italy: Top-ranked Serena Williams had to fight back from a set down and figure out how to deal with strong winds before overcoming Italy's Sara Errani 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a Fed Cup
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Serena Williams beats Giorgi to give US 1-0 lead over
Tennis | Apr 18, 2015, 07:06 PM ISTBrindisi, Italy: Top-ranked Serena Williams overcame a stiff challenge in the opening set for a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Camila Giorgi on Saturday to give the United States a 1-0 lead over Italy in
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Serena Williams begins her clay season at Italy in Fed Cup
Tennis | Apr 18, 2015, 04:22 PM ISTBrindisi, Italy: Having learned to play on rock-hard cement in Compton, California, Serena Williams could easily be excused if she didn't like the slow, red clay courts of Europe.After all, Williams has won only two
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Serena Williams could be asked to play 3 matches in 2 days
Tennis | Apr 15, 2015, 11:14 AM ISTRome: Serena Williams has been virtually unbeatable this year. The top-ranked player could face quite a challenge this weekend, though, when she may have to play three matches in two days before a hostile crowd
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Miami Open: Serena Williams earns 700th win, reaches semis
Other Sports | Apr 02, 2015, 09:29 AM ISTWashington:Seven-time champion Serena Williams overcame some hard moments to beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3 on Wednesday for her 700th career victory at the Miami Open, a media report said on Thursday.The
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Serena Williams beats 15-year-old at Miami Open; Nadal loses
Tennis | Mar 30, 2015, 06:45 AM ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: When the ball whizzed past Serena Williams for an ace late in Sunday's match, the subdued crowd suddenly erupted with a roar.Williams said she was tempted to join the applause. Everyone wanted
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Serena Williams easily wins opening match at Miami Open
Tennis | Mar 29, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: Serena Williams punctuated points Saturday with theatrics worthy of a Grand Slam final. There were squeals, knee kicks, pirouettes and fist pumps, sometimes all at once.In other words, Williams appeared to be
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Serena Williams withdraws from Indian Wells with knee injury
Tennis | Mar 21, 2015, 12:50 PM ISTIndian Wells, California: Serena Williams withdrew before her semifinal at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night with a sprained right knee, 14 years after her sister Venus did the same thing and triggered an
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Sharapova out; Federer, Serena, Nadal move on at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 18, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: Struggling with her serve and a rash of errors, Serena Williams overcame a slow start to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open
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Error-prone Serena Williams makes quarters at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 18, 2015, 09:12 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: Struggling with her serve and a rash of errors, Serena Williams overcame a slow start to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open
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Serena Williams grinds out victory in Indian Wells return
Tennis | Mar 14, 2015, 10:50 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: An error-prone Serena Williams beat Monica Niculescu 7-5, 7-5 in her first match at Indian Wells in 14 years Friday night, receiving a warm welcome from the fans in sharp contrast to
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Serena ends 14-year boycott with return to Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 13, 2015, 07:17 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: Serena Williams returned to the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, ending a 14-year personal boycott of the tournament that began when she was booed as a teenager on her way to winning
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Serena Williams to end 14-year boycott at Indian Wells
Tennis | Feb 04, 2015, 11:17 PM ISTSerena Williams says she will return to play in the tournament at Indian Wells, California, next month after boycotting the event for 14 years.In a column for Time.com, Williams writes about the jeering and booing