Serena Williams

Serena Williams wins Italian Open, taking fourth title in a row

2013-05-19 10:30:00

Serena Williams extended the best run of her career on Sunday by winning the Italian Open title in a rout of third-seeded Victoria Azarenka on the clay in Rome. The top-ranked American has now won 24 matches in a row and four consecutive tournament...

Rafael Nadal dominates Roger Federer to win Italian Open

2013-05-19 13:25:00

After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the start and won 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. "Rafa was just too good...

Serena Williams in another final; Federer and Nadal to face off

2013-05-18 20:38:00

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth straight tournament. The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep, 6-3, 6-0, Saturday and reach the...

Serena Williams advances to final of Italian Open

2013-05-18 09:07:00

Serena Williams continued her career-best winning streak, now at 23 matches, on Saturday to advance to the Italian Open championship match in Rome. The top-ranked American stopped Simona Halep of Romania, 6-3, 6-0, in the semifinals and will try to...

Keegan Bradley keeps lead at Byron Nelson

2013-05-17 18:29:00

Keegan Bradley shot a one-under-par 69 in a round that started and ended with bogeys, good enough for a three-stroke lead after two rounds in the Byron Nelson Championship at Irving, Texas. A day after setting the TPC Four Seasons course record with a...

Keegan Bradley shoots 60 at Byron Nelson Championship

2013-05-16 22:39:00

addCustomPlayer('ftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', '', '', 600, 418, 'perfftvyjjff0ewr1m2zvopdk5r12', 'eplayer15'); Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round...

Serena Williams still No. 1 with milestone win in Madrid Open

2013-05-12 09:47:00

Serena Williams retained her No. 1 ranking in the world on Sunday when she defeated second-ranked Maria Sharapova in straight sets to win the Madrid Open. Williams claimed the 50th tournament title in her illustrious career with the 6-1, 6-4 victory....

Review: Intimate portrait of 'Venus and Serena'

2013-05-09 16:00:00

� What could be more improbable than the linked triumph of Venus and Serena Williams? African American sisters born 15 months apart, raised in the gritty environs of Compton, these women not only took on the genteel, predominantly white sport of...

Kyle Busch wins Nationwide race, Kurt Busch Sprint Cup wins pole

2013-05-10 21:34:00

Kyle Busch took the lead from Joey Logano 18 laps from the end to win his fifth Nationwide race this season and second in three years at Darlington Raceway on Friday night. The victory also capped a dominant showing by the Busch boys at the South...

Maria Sharapova tips hand about new boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov

2013-05-11 11:00:00

Maria Sharapova, the epitome of grace and elegance on and off the court, has kept her private life rather private over the years, including her romance and subsequent engagement to former Laker Sasha Vujacic. Since the former No. 1 women's tennis player...

Roger Federer's loss opens the door for Rafael Nadal

2013-05-09 21:20:00

Second-ranked Roger Federer lost to Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, in the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday, leaving Rafael Nadal as the clear title favorite. After recovering from Nishikori's strong start on the Caja's Magica's new red-clay...

Sloane Stephens, Serena Williams no longer BFFs, maybe never were

2013-05-07 11:16:00

Sloane Stephens called Serena Williams "one of my really good friends" and "the greatest person ever" during an ESPN interview back in January. But that was before the 20-year-old Stephens upset the woman who was largely regarded as her mentor in the...

Serena Williams plays a forehand against Victoria Azarenka on Sunday.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Serena Williams celebrates a point against Maria Sharapova during their women's singles final match at the Madrid Masters.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Serena Williams, right, shakes hands with her sister Venus Williams after her 6-1, 6-2 victory on Saturday in the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C.

2013-04-06 00:00:00