Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates winning the first set against Pauline Parmentier of France on March 13, 2017 in Indian Wells, California Two-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber reached the fourth round at Indian Wells by the skin of her teeth on Monday, out-lasting France’s Pauline Parmentier 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Germany’s Kerber, who is assured … Read more
World number one Serena Williams has pulled out of upcoming WTA tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because of a knee injury, organisers said on Wednesday. A statement issued by BNP Paribas Open organisers in California quoted Williams as saying she was withdrawing because of a problem with her left knee. “Sadly, I have to … Read more
Angelique Kerber lost the chance to return to the top of the WTA rankings, after losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to Elina Svitolina on Friday in the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals. Had Kerber won the tournament, she would have retaken the world number one spot she held after winning the US Open in September, until Serena … Read more
The International Athletic Association says iconic tennis star Serena Williams and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali are the recipients of the esteemed 2017 Jesse Owens awards in April, according to Look To The Stars. The prestigious awards recognize sports legends who exemplify the ideals embodied by Olympian and humanitarian Jesse Owens: integrity, perseverance and service. This … Read more
Former world number one Angelique Kerber survived as three of the top five seeds were bundled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The top seed and winner of two Grand Slams in 2016 dispatched fellow German Mona Bartel 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round match. World number two Kerber is battling to recover the … Read more
Alison Riske downed Alison Petkovic to give the United States a 1-0 lead in their Fed Cup tie with Germany, which got off to an awkward start Saturday thanks to a gaffe involving the German national anthem. “The USTA extends a sincere apology to the German Fed Cup team & fans 4 the outdated National … Read more
Serena Williams pushed sentiments aside in an emotion-charged 6-4 6-4 defeat of sister Venus to win the Australian Open on Saturday and a record 23rd grand slam title in the professional era. Serena had to produce some of her best tennis to overcome Venus who won the crowd at Rod Laver Arena by scrapping hard … Read more
Serena Williams beat sister Venus in straight sets to win her seventh Australian Open and an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title. Serena, 35, won 6-4 6-4 to pass Steffi Graf in the all-time list of major winners since the Grand Slams accepted professional players in 1968. The American regains the number one ranking … Read more
Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their semi-finals in Melbourne. Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat fellow American Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 6-3 to reach her first major final since 2009. World number two Serena, 35, saw off unseeded Croat … Read more
Venus Williams reached the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time in 14 years with a straight-set win over Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Williams, the 13th seed, saw off 24th seed Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in the first of the quarter-finals. The 36-year-old American has never won the title, her best effort a runner-up finish to … Read more
Williams did not have it all her own way against the 16th seed Six-time champion Serena Williams overcame stern resistance from Czech 16th seed Barbora Strycova to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. The American second seed, 35, fell a break of serve down three times in the first set but came through 7-5 … Read more
Ghanaian-American Fashion Designer Mimi Plange says dressing Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America for her appearance on a major talk show confirmed her “belief that anything is possible.” In 2012, Mrs. Obama wore a Mimi Plange dress when she appeared on The View as a special guest. Plange, who was born … Read more
Ghanaian-American Fashion Designer Mimi Plange says dressing Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America for her appearance on a major talk show confirmed her “belief that anything is possible.” In 2012, Mrs. Obama wore a Mimi Plange dress when she appeared on The View as a special guest. Plange, who was born … Read more
Six-time champion Serena Williams eased past fellow American Nicole Gibbs to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The world number two, chasing a 23rd Grand Slam singles title, won 6-1 6-3 in 63 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Williams, 35, goes on to face Czech 16th seed Barbora Strycova, who beat … Read more
Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams progressed to the second round with a straight-set win over Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic. The American, 35, won 6-4 6-3 in one hour and 19 minutes against the 19-year-old in Melbourne on Tuesday. The world number two, who is chasing a record 23rd singles Grand Slam title, said she … Read more
Auckland Classic organisers have appealed for Serena Williams to return next year despite the world number two lashing out at conditions following her shock second-round exit. Williams said she “abhorred” the Auckland wind and called the conditions the “least favourite” she had played in after losing 6-4, 6-7 (7/5), 6-4 to world number 72 Madison … Read more
In what seems like the perfect fairytale end to her year, Tennis star Serena Williams is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. It may not be the season of love for many, but for Serena, 2016 is certainly not gonna end on a single note. See Also: Christmas in Ghana: How The Best Shows Went Down … Read more
Serena Williams has used the social media platform Reddit to announce that she is engaged to its co-founder, Alexis Ohanian. The tennis star made the announcement in the form of a poem. She said he took her to Rome, where they first met, to propose to her – and she said yes. It caps off … Read more
Germany’s Angelique Kerber continued to top the world rankings released by the WTA Monday while Britain’s Johanna Konta boosted her spot in the leading 10. Kerber ends the season on 9,080 points after winning her first two grand slams. American great Serena Williams trails on 7,050. Konta was the only member of the top 10 … Read more
Some of women’s tennis’ best performers in recent years are missing from the year-end championships at the WTA finals in Singapore. Serena Williams — the record 22-time grand slam champion — continues to nurse a shoulder injury, Maria Sharapova is serving a drug suspension, Victoria Azarenka is pregnant and Petra Kvitova just didn’t do enough … Read more