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Serena Sets Prize Money Record

Sports | Tennis
2009-11-4

SERENA Williams has set a single-season prize money record on the women's tour by earning US$6,545,586 in 2009, according to the Women's Tennis Association. The 11-time grand slam champion and world No. 1 now...

Williams sisters duel in the desert for tour season finale

Sports | Tennis
2009-11-2

HOLDER Venus Williams completed her circuitous route to the WTA Championships final in Doha, beating Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to set up yet another showdown with sister Serena. Serena,...

Serena eases into Doha semis

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-31

WORLD No. 1 Serena Williams marched into the semifinals of the WTA Championships on Thursday with a comfortable win over Elena Dementieva while sister Venus kept her title hopes alive long after midnight. Serena's...

Serena seals No. 1 spot as Safina quits with injury

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-30

SERENA Williams rarely backs down in a scrap but she was spared a fight for the honor of ending the year as world No. 1 on Wednesday when her rival Dinara Safina quit the WTA Championships with injury. The 28-year-old...

Serena wins; Dementieva stuns Venus

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-29

SERENA Williams stayed on course to end the year as world No. 1 when she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (6), 7-5 on the opening day of the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar, after sister Venus suffered a shock defeat...

Serena Williams says Fed Cup depends on fitness

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-9

SERENA Williams has every intention of playing in next month's Fed Cup final against Italy, if she's fit enough. "I definitely want to play again, I'm just trying to get there," said Williams, who will return...

Serena out but Nadal advances

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-9

SERENA Williams was knocked out in the third round of the US$6.6 million China Open by Nadia Petrova last night, leaving the WTA's new "crown jewel" event without a top-three seed in the quarterfinals. The American,...

Serena reclaims top ranking

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-7

SERENA Williams returned to the top of the world with a routine win at the China Open in Beijing yesterday but Andy Roddick and Jelena Jankovic plumbed the depths when their title defences ended in their opening...

Serena finally says sorry for rant

Sports | Tennis
2009-9-16

SERENA Williams finally apologized on Monday for her angry outburst aimed at a lineswoman during her US Open semifinal against Kim Clijsters. Williams issued a statement on Sunday conceding she had "handled the...

Serena pays hefty price for expletive-laden rant

Sports | Tennis
2009-9-15

SERENA Williams was fined US$10,500 on Sunday by officials at the US Open and could face further sanctions after an investigation was launched into her angry outburst during her semifinal defeat by Kim Clijsters. ...