Kings 105 (24-24), Raptors 120 (36-13)
Despite not having De’Aaron Fox (toe), Nemanja Bjelica (back) and Iman Shumpert (rest), Sacramento managed to stay in the game until the fourth quarter.
The Raptors, who were without Kawhi Leonard (rest) once again, got big contributions from Fred VanVleet (19 points, 7 dimes, 7 boards) and CJ Miles (15 po
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Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Australian Open Saturday to capture her 23rd major singles title, setting a record in the Open era.
Serena, 35, had been tied with Steffi Graf at 22 major titles.
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Serena Williams posing for the Harper’s Bazaar shoot
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When Serena Williams was knocked out of this year’s U.S. Open, she immediately walked off the court and you could see the disappointment on her face. But that loss definitely didn’t take away from the fact that she’s one of the greatest athletes, if not the greatest, in the world. In November’s issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Williams’ courage and athleticism is applauded in the appropriately titled “Daring Issue.”
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Venus Williams celebrates her 700th career win after beating Julia Goerges of Germany in their women’s singles match during the Wuhan Open in China’s Hubei province on Sept. 29, 2015.
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Venus Williams earned the 700th victory of her career Tuesday by beating German qualifier Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of Wuhan Open.
Williams is a seven-time major champion who won her last Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2008.
Defending champion Petra Kvito
Serena Williams’ pursuit of the calendar-year Grand Slam is over, as the 21-time major champion was defeated by unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the US Open semifinals Friday.
Williams was attempting to become the first woman to win all four majors in a season since Steffi Graf in 1988. Williams also could have tied Graf for the second-most Grand Slam singles titles behind Margaret Court’s 24.
Vinci will face countrywoman Flavia Pennetta, who defeated No. 2 seed Simona Halep ea
Serena Williams won her match against her sister Venus Williams in three sets Tuesday at the U.S. Open to advance to the semifinals. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
With a powerful ace, Serena Williams capped her biggest win of the tournament.
She’ll have to win two more matches in order to complete the calendar Grand Slam and tie Steffi Graf with 22 Grand Slam titles, but the atmosphere inside Arthur Ashe Stadium Tuesday night felt like a U.S. Open final.
Playing in front of a sell-out crowd, Sere
Williams wins Wimbledon to secure another ‘Serena Slam’
Last year at Wimbledon after exiting to Alize Cornet, Serena Williams declared: “I know I can do better.”
On Saturday at the All England Club came the exclamation point to her turnaround.
Williams defeated promising Spaniard Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-4 in southwest London to complete the “Serena Slam” — winning four straight majors — for the second time in her career and is now well on the way to making more history at the season’s fina
The Williams sisters have advanced to the third round at the Australian Open, with top-ranked Serena fending off set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and Venus beating fellow American Lauren Davis in straight sets.
Serena Williams, seeking a sixth Australian and 19th Grand Slam title, saved three set points in the ninth game before holding to swing the momentum of the match.
She said Zvonareva, a two-time Grand Slam finalist who played only five tournamen
