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For 1st Time, Williams Sisters Lose Olympic Doubles Match

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on August 7, 2016 at 9:41pm
 
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Serena and Venus Williams never had lost an Olympic doubles match until Sunday night, going 15-0 and earning three gold medals together.

Their first-round opponents at the Rio de Janeiro Games, the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova, never had won any sort of match as a pair, at any event. And they had zero wins between them in Olympic doubles competition, going a combined 0-3 with other partners.

So it was rather stunning, to say the least, when the Williams sisters were

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Serena Williams Cruised Past Caroline Wozniacki to Win Third U.S. Open Title

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on September 8, 2014 at 1:49am

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Serena Williams (USA) reacts after winning the first set of the match against Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) in the women’s singles final of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
(Photo: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)

It took the biggest stage and home turf, but Serena Williams is once again a Grand Slam champion.

Shaking off some early nerves on 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, No. 1 Williams cruised past 10th seeded Caroline Wozniacki of

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Wimbledon Upset: Serena Williams Loses to Sabine Lisicki of Germany

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on July 1, 2013 at 3:49pm
2873a68a8b7c4e6f90bff9eaed5aa784_mn.jpgSerena Williams joined a growing list of marquee names eliminated early at this wild and unpredictable Wimbledon.
Pictured: Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after beating Serena Williams of the United States in a Women's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Monday, July 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
The defending champion and five-time Wimbledon winner failed to close out a see-saw third set Monday, dropping the last four games to Sabine Lisi
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Madrid Open: Serena Williams Defeats Maria Sharapova, Collects 50th Career Title; Rafael Nadal Wins

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 12, 2013 at 5:07pm
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Serena Williams is lifted by ball boys while she poses for pictures after defeating Maria Sharapova in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza, AP)
Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50.
Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to both retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. The second-ranked Russian would have overtaken the top spot with a win, but Williams stormed out to an early lead as Sharapova str
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