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Serena Williams wants to play singles, but 'not my journey right now'
Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis this week in a comfortable environment.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion will compete alongside 19-year old Canadian Victoria Mboko in the doubles draw to kick off the WTA's grass campaign at the HSBC Championship at Queen's Club in west Lon...
Serena Williams adds Berlin doubles to comeback tour
Serena Williams has added this month's WTA Tour stop in Berlin to her comeback tour after a nearly four-year hiatus.,Organizers confirmed Friday that Williams will play doubles at the tournament in Germany that begins on June 15.,"Every tournament I add to my schedule right now feels special, and Be...
Victoria Mboko to be Serena Williams' doubles partner
Canada's Victoria Mboko confirmed she will be Serena Williams' doubles partner next week in London.,Williams, 44, announced her comeback on Monday after nearly four years away from the WTA Tour.,Williams and Mboko will compete at the HSBC Championships at the Queen's Club in West Kensington on the g...
Comeback time: Serena Williams playing doubles in London
The queen will begin her comeback at The Queen's Club in London when Serena Williams competes in doubles next week at the HSBC Championships.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion and longtime world No. 1 retired in September 2022 after winning 73 WTA Tour singles titles and nearly $95 million in prize mo...
Report: Serena Williams wants to make comeback at Queen's Club
Serena Williams reportedly is planning a return to professional tennis.,The Telegraph reported Thursday that Williams, 44, plans to request a wild card to play doubles with Victoria Mboko, 19, of Canada in the Queen's Club Championships next month in London. The tournament, which begins on June 8, s...
Ranking the Best Moms in the History of Professional Sports
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a look at Serena Williams, Gloria James and Wanda Durant — some of the most inspirational mothers in sports....
Serena Williams, 44, eligible to play pro tennis events Feb. 22
Whether or not tennis great Serena Williams is considering a comeback, the 23-time Grand Slam champion is now eligible to return as soon as Feb. 22.,The International Tennis Integrity Agency included Williams, 44, on the updated list of reinstated players on Tuesday. That was the last step in a proc...
Serena Williams declines to shut down comeback rumors
Serena Williams is not ready to say she's returning to professional tennis. Or that she has played her final match.,In an interview on "Today" on Wednesday, the 44-year-old icon would not commit either way.,"I mean, really? Are you asking this on the 'Today' show? Oh, my goodness," Williams said,Whe...
Serena Williams denies potential return to pro tennis
Former World No. 1 Serena Williams denied she is planning a potential return to professional tennis.,"Omg yall I'm NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy," Williams posted on X Tuesday afternoon, following a report by the Athletic that Williams had recently re-entered the anti-doping testing pool.,...
Serena Williams, 44, takes step toward possible return
Former World No. 1 Serena Williams took a major step toward a potential return to professional tennis by recently re-entering the anti-doping testing pool, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The 23-time Grand Slam champion's name appeared on an Oct. 6 list of players in the International Registered Test...
Serena Williams pays tribute to big sister Venus
Following Venus Williams' three-set loss in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday, her younger sister Serena Williams paid her tribute on social media.,"Strength, courage, determination, class, perseverance, inspiration... there's not enough words to describe how proud I am of you @VenusWilliam...
Serena Williams calls out hypocrisy of Jannik Sinner ban
Serena Williams says she would have been hit with a 20-year ban if she had failed drug tests like men's world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who received a three-month suspension in February.,"I love the guy, love this game," Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, told Time magazine this week after being na...
Serena Williams, husband bid on NFL flag football venture
Retired tennis great Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, have submitted a bid as potential investors to the NFL's planned pro flag football men's and women's leagues, Front Office Sports reported.,A league spokesperson confirmed the bid to the league's request for proposal. The bid come...
Serena Williams joins Toronto Tempo ownership group
Tennis great Serena Williams is the newest member of the Toronto Tempo's ownership group, the WNBA expansion franchise announced Monday.,"New court, new game," the team posted on X along with a 15-second video that features Williams "dribbling" with a tennis ball.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><...
Which Athlete Could Become President? Three Most Presidential Athletes in 2024
November 5th is the United States Presidential election, so we tanked the top three most presidential athletes in 2024. Who would get your vote?...
Serena Williams: 'All is OK' after surgery to remove large cyst
Tennis great Serena Williams is recovering from surgery to remove a large cyst on her neck.,Williams, 43, posted the news to social media on Wednesday, saying she had a benign branchial cyst "the size of a small grapefruit" removed.,She ended the note accompanying a photo of her in a hospital bed wi...
Serena Williams 'ready to hit some balls again'
Serena Williams caused a stir on Tuesday morning with a seven-word post over social media.,"I'm ready to hit some balls again," she wrote on Twitter.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm ready to hit some balls again</p>— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) <a href="https...
Coco Gauff-Aryna Sabalenka is tennis' best rivalry
Women’s tennis hasn’t had a great rivalry in some time. The tour was dominated by Serena Williams for so long and no one could have managed to look her in the eye for very long. The closest was her sister Venus, yet matches between the two regularly and mostly were hard on the eyes, because both see...
The Coco Gauff era is fully underway
Coco Gauff was brought to tears at the 2023 Australian Open following a fourth-round loss to Jeļena Ostapenko. A year later she was in danger of another early exit in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Unforced errors were piling up and Gauff was forced to rally to pull out a win by tiebre...
Naomi Osaka has returned to tennis, but will tennis treat her right this time?
Naomi Osaka is a lot of things. She’s a woman. She’s a mom. She’s great at her job. She’s Black. She’s Asian. And when you’re more than what simple people can comprehend, they usually don’t know how to treat you. Here’s to tennis learning from their mistakes when it comes to Osaka — but we shouldn’t...