• 

  Madrid Open: Nadal, Williams, Sharapova reach quarters

  Tennis | May 10, 2013 10:59 IST

  Madrid, May 10: Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an attractive array of shots on Thursday.Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova also reached the

• 

  Williams wins 2nd straight Family Circle

  Tennis | April 08, 2013 13:05 IST

  Charleston, Apr 8: Serena Williams rallied past Jelena Jankovic 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday to win her 15th straight match and second consecutive title at the Family Circle Cup.It was the second straight tournament where

• 

  Williams to face Sharapova in Miami final

  Tennis | March 29, 2013 16:05 IST

  Miami, Mar 29: For l, reaching the Miami Masters finals has been less than a struggle.Winning, however, has proved elusive. But the third-ranked Russian, who has lost four final appearances at Key Biscayne over her

• 

  109th-ranked Puchkova upsets Williams in Brazil

  Tennis | March 02, 2013 19:12 IST

  Florianopolis (Brazil), Mar 2: Olga Puchkova upset top-seeded Venus Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the final of the Brazil Tennis Cup on Friday.The 109th-ranked Russian will play the final of the outdoor hardcourt tournament

• 

  Williams reaches semifinals of Brazil Tennis Cup

  Tennis | March 01, 2013 16:27 IST

  Florianopolis (Brazil), Mar 1: Venus Williams defeated fifth-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Brazil Tennis Cup.The top-seeded American broke Rybarikova's serve at 5-4 to win the

• 

  Williams, Azarenka into 3rd round in Australian Open

  Tennis | January 17, 2013 15:54 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: Apart from a swollen lip that helped take her mind off her injured right ankle, Serena Williams emerged unscathed from her second-round win at the Australian Open.Summoning all her experience from 15

• 

  Williams' Beverly Hills house on sale

  Hollywood | November 29, 2012 8:02 IST

  Los Angeles, Nov 29: Singer Robbie Williams, who currently resides in London, has put his Beverly Hills house on sale.Williams' mansion is worth 2.2 million pounds and has five bedrooms, five bathrooms and a guest

• 

  Williams launches London's Christmas

  Hollywood | November 07, 2012 12:28 IST

  London, Nov 7: Singer Robbie Williams set the festive mood in London by switching on the city's main Christmas lights.He did the honours Monday.Leona Lewis and boyband Lawson warmed up the 20,000-strong crowd with performances

• 

  Williams to send daughter to private school

  Hollywood | October 02, 2012 9:54 IST

  Los Angeles, Oct 2: Singer Robbie Williams plans to send his daughter Theodora Teddy Rose to a private school.The 38-year-old singer's wife, Ayda Field, gave birth to their first child Sep 18.Williams said that he

• 

  Williams back in US Open semifinals

  Tennis | September 06, 2012 15:27 IST

  New York, Sep 6:  Fourth-seeded Williams served 12 aces Wednesday night to bring her total to 41 for the tournament and move to the semifinals with a typically overpowering victory, 6-1, 6-3 over Ana Ivanovic.Williams

• 

  Williams' next Wimbledon opponent wins perfect set

  Tennis | July 01, 2012 18:43 IST

  England, Jul 1: Absolutely perfect -- 24 points played, 24 points won.Can't be any better than wild-card entry Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazahstan was at the beginning of her third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday, winning

Advertisement
• 

  5 -time champion Venus Williams loses at Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 26, 2012 10:02 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jun 26: Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse to get from Court 2 to

• 

  Williams leads US to victory over Ukraine

  Tennis | April 23, 2012 21:52 IST

  Kharkiv (Ukraine), Apr 23: Serena Williams defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to send the United States back into the Fed Cup World Group by clinching a series victory over Ukraine.Williams' victory gave the

• 

  Williams gives US 2-0 lead against Ukraine

  Tennis | April 21, 2012 19:49 IST

  Kharkiv (Ukraine), Apr 21: Serena Williams overpowered Ukrainian teenager Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-1 to give the United States a 2-0 lead in its best-of-five Fed Cup series on Saturday.The U.S. needs one victory from Sunday's

• 

  Insects, Not Ankle, Bug Serena In Aussie Comeback

  Tennis | January 18, 2012 13:31 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: If anything, it was the insects buzzing around Rod Laver Arena that bugged Serena Williams the most.The injured left ankle held up fine in her opening match Tuesday at the Australian Open,

• 

  Williams-Wozniacki Set Up Semifinal Showdown

  Tennis | September 09, 2011 10:12 IST

  New York, Sept 9: Serena Williams has yet to find anyone who can push her for two sets or beat her in one at this year's U.S Open. Next to try will be the top-ranked

• 

  Federer, Djokovic, Williams Ease To US Open Wins

  Tennis | September 02, 2011 9:16 IST

  New York, Sept 2: Roger Federer provided a tennis clinic both during and after his win over Dudi Sela at the U.S. Open on Thursday.Prompted in the on-court interview after his 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory

• 

  Williams Sisters To Play Exhibition In Colombia

  Tennis | August 28, 2011 20:59 IST

  Bogota, Colombia, Aug 28: Venus and Serena Williams will play an exhibition tennis match in the northern Colombian city of Medellin in November.The sisters, who have won 20 grand slam singles titles between them, will

• 

  Federer, Williams Sisters Reach Aus Open Fourth Roundl

  Tennis | January 23, 2010 22:37 IST

  World number one Roger Federer, Williams Sisters and Novak Djokovic qualified for the fourth round at the Australian Open tennis tournament here on Saturday.Serena Williams of America completed a 6-0, 6-3 demolition of Carla Suarez