Rome: Serena vs. Begu
Serena Williams takes on Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
Serena Williams takes on Irina-Camelia Begu in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
Catch up on all the quarterfinal results from Day 10 of the Australian Open.
An interview with Serena Williams after her win in the final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
The story of the tournament from the Internazionali BNL d’Italia.
Venus Williams praises her little sister – but adds that she’s not “chump change” either…
No.3 seed Annika Beck was among the first to arrive.
Doubles partners Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Kveta Peschke stepped out on the step and repeat.
American Irina Falconi was also on hand and ready for her close-up.
Julia Goerges was met by some extra special friends on the red carpet.
Lesia Tsurenko caught up with Simba the Bear as well.
Top seed Roberta Vinci was feeling right at home in Nürnberg in this group shot.
No.2 seed Laura Siegemund was dressed to the nines at the Player’s Party…
…and caught up with countrywomen Annika Beck and Anna-Lena Friedsam to take home some extra-special souvenirs.
The WTA stars were treated to a sumptuous dinner, and it was clear some magic was in the air…
…and sure enough, some magicians were on hand to entertain the players; Sabine Lisicki tries her luck and finding her card.
Catch up on the action from the semifinals of the Australian Open.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Serena Williams is set to return to No.1 in the WTA rankings after winning her seventh Australian Open title, a 23rd Grand Slam title that breaks the Open Era record she hitherto shared with Stefanie Graf.
Serena came to Melbourne with a slim hope of taking back the top spot, but opportunity knocked when defending champion and top seed Angelique Kerber bowed out in the fourth round to CoCo Vandeweghe.
Despite the German’s early exit, the American still needed to make history to take back the ranking she held for 186 consecutive weeks – a record she narrowly missed breaking and holds alongside Graf.
But she did just that on Saturday, defeating elder sister Venus Williams, 6-4, 6-4 to guarantee her accession back to the top of women’s tennis.
The feat came as a surprise to Serena, as she shared in her post-match press.
“in the beginning of the tournament, I was like, ‘If I win, will I be No. 1?’
“[My coach Patrick Mouratoglou] said, ‘No, no, no.
“I was like, Whatever.
“So, today on the court when they were like, ‘And No. 1,’ I was like, ‘Whoa, really?'”
As for Venus, the five-time Wimbledon champion will move up to No.11, with a return to the Top 10 for the first time since last fall firmly in sight.
“I feel motivated to continue, to continue to go out there and hit the ball the way I know I can,” Venus said. “There’s only things I can improve on, to be honest, and to build on.
“I feel I played very well this week, pulled a lot of things out of my pocket. I got more stuff in my pocket. Get it out.”
Billie Jean King congratulated Serena on returning to No.1 on Twitter:
Congrats @serenawilliams on your 23rd major title and return to the top of the@WTA rankings. You are a history maker and a trailblazer.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) January 28, 2017
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