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/ 13 September 2009
Kim Clijsters reached the US Open final after beating an enraged Serena Williams 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday in a contest that disintegrated into chaos.
Serena Williams celebrated American Independence Day by beating sister Venus 7-6, 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon singles title on Saturday.
Sport’s most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US Independence Day.
Serena Williams recovered from match point down to beat Russia’s Elena Dementieva 6-7 7-5 8-6 in a nailbiting semifinal at Wimbledon on Thursday.
Wimbledon could be headed for another all-Williams final. Then again, it could be an all-Russian affair.
Serena Williams turned up the heat on sister Venus as the two-time champion swept into the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Daniela Hantuchova.
Roger Federer narrowly avoided joining Rafael Nadal on the French Open scrapheap when he battled back to defeat Germany’s Tommy Haas on Monday.
Controversy has a way of following the American round on the tennis circuit and on Saturday wide-eyed fans witnessed the latest episode to unfold.
Serena Williams on Wednesday rejected hints that competing in the French Open doubles with her sister Venus could affect her solo performance.
Maria Sharapova smiles down from billboards, endorses blue-chip businesses and commands over six million internet search results every day.
Serena Williams was voted the WTA Tour player of the year for the second time on Thursday, while Dinara Safina was most improved player for 2008.
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/ 14 February 2009
World number one Serena Williams pulled out of the Paris Open before her semifinal against Russian Elena Dementieva with a right knee injury.
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/ 31 January 2009
Serena Williams thrashed Russia’s Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 to win her fourth Australian Open title on Saturday.
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/ 30 January 2009
Southeastern Australia faced chaos on Friday, as a heatwave fanned fires that destroyed homes, claimed lives and strained services.
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/ 29 January 2009
Dinara Safina overpowered her fellow Russian, Vera Zvonareva, 6-3 7-6 on Thursday to join Serena Williams in the final of the Australian Open.
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/ 29 January 2009
Serena Williams eased to an emphatic 6-3 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva to advance to a fourth Australian Open final on Thursday.
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/ 28 January 2009
Rafael Nadal booked an all-Spanish Australian Open semifinal against Fernando Verdasco on Wednesday.
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/ 28 January 2009
Serena Williams survived the onset of a heatwave to oust Svetlana Kuznetsova and join a trio of Muscovites in the Australian Open semifinals.
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/ 26 January 2009
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams stayed on track at the Australian Open on Monday but Andy Murray’s campaign came shuddering to a halt.
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/ 24 January 2009
Serena Williams charged into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 6-1 6-4 win over China’s Peng Shuai.
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/ 22 January 2009
Rafael Nadal hammered out his intentions with a thunderous display on Thursday while Serena Williams made her way to the third round.
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/ 20 January 2009
Andy Murray and the Williams sisters took the easy route at the Australian Open on Tuesday, breezing into the second round in furnace-like conditions.
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/ 17 January 2009
Serena Williams might have won nine Grand Slams, but she warned on Saturday she plans to be around for years to come with her best tennis still ahead.
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/ 8 September 2008
Serena Williams hurled her racket skyward and bounded up and down after winning her third US Open title with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jelena Jankovic.
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/ 6 September 2008
World number two Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first grand-slam final in the US Open on Saturday, setting up a showdown with Serena Williams.
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/ 4 September 2008
Serena Williams on Wednesday fought off 10 set points to prevail in the greatest duel yet with sister Venus, a heart-stopping 7-6 7-6 victory.
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/ 2 September 2008
The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion at the US Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a quarterfinal sibling clash.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal adds Olympic gold to his glittering season collection as he destroys Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the men’s singles final.
Novak Djokovic claimed Serbia’s first-ever Olympic tennis medal on Saturday while the giant-killing run of China’s Li Na came shuddering to a halt.
US sisters Serena and Venus Williams powered on towards a likely gold-medal showdown with easy second-round wins on Tuesday.
Venus Williams survived a fierce onslaught from Serena Williams to win her fifth Wimbledon singles title on Saturday.
Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets on Saturday to move one win away from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.