Simona Halep dismissed Venus Williams in straight sets to set up an Australian Open fourth round clash with Serena Williams.
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Serena Williams’ green Nike bodysuit earned mixed reviews from tennis fans when she first wore it at the Australian Open on Tuesday, but the influential athlete wore it again for her matches on Thursday.
Easily beaten in the first set, the Canadian Bouchard, a former Wimbledon finalist who has been trying to retrieve her stellar form of five years ago, pressed early in the second to lead two games to one.
Williams was eight weeks pregnant when she captured her 23rd Grand Slam trophy at Melbourne in 2017, but missed opportunities to equal Australian Court on her return from maternity leave.
Serena Williams is ready to win her first Grand Slam title as a mother, having arrived at the Australian Open in her best condition since coming back from maternity leave, according to her coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
British newcomers Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter earned a well-deserved 2-1 victory over the US pair of Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe at the mixed team Hopman Cup on Thursday.
But tennis was the true winner as two of the game’s greats treated fans worldwide to an unforgettable evening
Serena Williams has lauded new changes to the ‘Special Ranking’ rule which have been introduced by the WTA for 2019.
Serena Williams was named The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday.
The American player reached two Grand Slam finals, Wimbledon and US Open, losing to Angelique Kerber and Naomi Osaka respectively.
Serena Williams will resume her quest for a record-equalling 24th grand slam title at the Australian Open in January after organisers on Wednesday confirmed her entry to the tournament.
The former world number two was the first Polish player to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era, when she finished runner-up to Serena Williams at 2012 Wimbledon.
Serena Williams “went too far” with her controversial rant at an umpire during the US Open final, according to Roger Federer.
The Frenchman insists that coaching goes on all the time at tournaments and to believe otherwise is “hypocrisy”
His attempts led to the player’s explosive row with the umpire and a code violation en route to defeat.
US Open champion Naomi Osaka on Monday set her sights on Olympic glory in 2020 as she became only the second Japanese woman to reach number four in the world rankings.
The Wimbledon tennis champ stripped off on the official Serena Williams Instagram page on Sunday
Naomi Osaka said Serena Williams’s row with the umpire during the US Open final had not altered her feelings about winning a Grand Slam.
The altercation happened during Saturday’s U. Open final.
The cartoon has been condemned as racist by civil rights leaders, celebrities and fans.