Serena Williams

For Williams, who is ranked 605 in the world, it was her biggest win since she defeated Simona Halep in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open last year and ...

However, she won against Kontaveit’s serve in the next game, then held to be up 4-1. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. Williams was up 2-0, 40-0 in the deciding set but went on to get broken. The next she won with her fourth ace, but then made a rare double fault to concede the game. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment.

Williams' victory over Annet Kontaveit means she has at least one more game left in her storied singles career.

United States tennis icon Serena Williams has pulled off a massive upset at the US Open, defeating the world No. 2 in dramatic scenes.

American golf champion Tiger Woods celebrated with a roar and a clenched fist. But Williams proved why she's a champion, breaking serve in the fourth game to go 3-1 ahead with her serve to come; the energy was electrifying. Kontaveit showed her class early in the second set by breaking serve twice and taking a 3-0 lead, but Williams immediately got one on the breaks back to keep herself in the contest. The first set eventually went to a tiebreak and Williams held her nerve to secure the opener with a powerful ace. But the 23-time grand slam champion succumbed to the pressure, double faulting in the following game to gift Kontaveit a break and put the set back on serve. The adoring home crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, which featured a plethora of A-list celebrities and a record attendance of 29,959, went berserk when Williams broke serve in ninth game to take a 5-4 lead in the opening set with her serve to come.

The 40-year-old not only held herself to stratospheric standards against Anett Kontaveit, but somehow fully met them.

The pressure could have been suffocating but, as she has so many times in her career, she rose to the occasion. On Thursday night, Williams will return to the same venue, at the same time alongside her sister, Venus, as they compete together in the doubles for the final time, a spectacle which may well be even more emotional and essential than the singles. She asked Williams if she was surprised by her level on the court, which prompted a laugh and a very pointed stare. Over the course of her two hours and 27 minutes on court, she played all of the hits at least one more time: the aces and vicious return winners that she saved for important points, the roars and the anguish alike, her heart laid out on her diamond-encrusted sleeves. Her first serve was mesmerising, but averaged only 99mph in the first set – she has not served much under pressure this past year so was initially extremely careful, prioritising precision and percentage over power. To her credit, Kontaveit played a flawless second set, flashing winners off both wings and kissing lines, but Williams simply responded by further elevating her level and managing the match supremely well at the close.

United States tennis icon Serena Williams has pulled off a massive upset at the US Open, defeating the world No. 2 in dramatic scenes. The 40-year-old, com.

I think when you're passionate about something and love something so much, it's always hard to walk away. American golf champion Tiger Woods celebrated with a roar and a clenched fist. Sometimes I think it's harder to walk away than not and that's been the case for me." Kontaveit showed her class early in the second set by breaking serve twice and taking a 3-0 lead, but Williams immediately got one on the breaks back to keep herself in the contest. The first set eventually went to a tiebreak and Williams held her nerve to secure the opener with a powerful ace. The adoring home crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, which featured a plethora of A-list celebrities and a record attendance of 29,959, went berserk when Williams broke serve in ninth game to take a 5-4 lead in the opening set with her serve to come.

After her message to the crowd, which suggested she still has some Tennis left to play, Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry shared his reaction on ...

The two superstars collaborated for a For Serena Williams, the title is essentially unanimous. Few people in the history of sports can boast the GOAT title for their respective sport.

Serena Williams, looking to further delay the end of her storied tennis career, will take on world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at the US Open in ...

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After winning 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams is engaged in what may be her final tournament at the US Open. The 40-year-old announced this month she ...

She also owns 14 Grand Slam doubles championships, all won with her older sister Venus. After winning 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams is engaged in what may be her final tournament at the US Open. After winning 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams readies to step away from tennis.

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. – There has been magic in the Queens air so many times when Serena Williams has stepped on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Of course, Williams wants to replicate that run Connors had, but go the extra mile and win it all in the place where she's already done that six times. This is all becoming reminiscent of what a fellow American tennis star, Jimmy Connors, did in 1991 in the twilight of his career. In what is expected to be the final tournament of her legendary, sport-changing career, Williams took down No. Can she keep rising to the occasion? 2 seed Anna Kontaveit at the US Open in front of a record night session crowd of 29,959 -- and it sure felt like all 29,959 were rooting for Serena. – There has been magic in the Queens air so many times when Serena Williams has stepped on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

We asked Kenyan political sociologist and gender expert Awino Okech what lessons can be learned for African women in sports when reflecting on Williams' career.

[Naomi Osaka](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/57310701) and US gymnastics champion [Simone Biles](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/simone-biles-olympics-mental-health-athletes/#:%7E:text=United%20States%20gymnast%20Simone%20Biles,up%20about%20their%20mental%20health.) taking a stand. [due to privatisation](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7223727/). The first is the absence of strong financial advice and support to athletes over the course of their careers. She [withdrew from and boycotted](https://www.insider.com/venus-serena-williams-indian-wells-boycott-before-naomi-osaka-incident-2022-3) events such as the BNP Paribas Open in California because of racial slurs from the crowd. In the visual and verbal descriptions of Serena in the public media, we saw the use of historically [racialised tropes](https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/11/long-history-behind-racist-attacks-serena-williams/) of the angry Black woman and animalistic caricatures by the media and social media users. The financial security built of decades of success in a sport does not translate in the same way in contexts shaped by vast economic disparities. The race problem in sports – which becomes visible through online abuse, spectator behaviour and overall sports management – is reflective of a broader problem. [One study](https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/58e4c303ca2197f5/original/FIFA-Threat-Matrix-Report.pdf) revealed that Black football players who missed penalties were the most abused players in the Euro 2020 championship final stage. [Serena Williams](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Serena-Williams), considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, is [retiring](https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-retirement-in-her-own-words) from professional tennis. However, the combination of race and gender doubles the battle that Serena Williams and other international athletes like South African sprinting champion Williams has won 23 grand slam singles titles, more than any [other woman](https://www.statista.com/statistics/280390/female-tennis-players-with-the-most-victories-at-grand-slam-tournaments/) or [man](https://www.statista.com/statistics/263034/male-tennis-players-with-the-most-victories-at-grand-slam-tournaments/) during the professional era, which began in 1968. Consequently, Serena’s iconic stature as a tennis star has been coloured by the gender and racial dynamics that have shaped her treatment in the sport.

With 38 major championships between them, Tiger Woods and Serena Williams both know about longevity.

[loss to 19-year-old Emma Raducanu](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/17/serena-williams-emma-raducanu/?itid=lk_inline_manual_7&itid=lk_inline_manual_11) on Aug. And I’m going to miss you.” Her trip to Wimbledon this summer [ended with a first-round loss](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/28/serena-williams-wimbledon-first-round-harmony-tan/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11) and an injury when she slipped on wet grass. I’m going to miss that version of me, that girl who played tennis. “He’s Tiger, and he was adamant that I be a beast the same way he is! At that point, she said she “was good. You just go out on the court every day for two weeks and give it your all and see what happens.’ I said, ‘All right, I think I can do that.’ ” For now, her evolution is on hold. 2 player](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/31/serena-williams-round-2-us-open/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) in the world in the U.S. Her last match before the U.S. [took the court to face the No. Williams had played just four matches in the past 14 months, winning only once.

Woods sat courtside, throwing uppercuts in the stands to cheer Williams on to victory.

The last couple of matches in New York it's really come together." When you can rely on someone like that — I mean, my goodness, he's Tiger Woods — it was really helpful to get clarity." She continued: "I didn't know what I wanted to do. "One of the main reasons I'm still playing." 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-serena-williams-defeats-second-seed-anett-kontaveit-at-us-open/GSDJQQS3MUQYHPTCJGQQN6F634/) in what could be the last tournament of her career. Serena Williams turned to Tiger Woods for his input before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence.

This is this week's ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday morning brings news about the world's top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors ...

[America’s Richest Self-Made Women](https://www.forbes.com/self-made-women/), Forbes interviewed her about her plans as an investor and featured her in a cover story for the magazine. But with a little bit of innovation and a shift in your perspective, you Learn to get along with the most difficult person at your work. Difficult coworkers can hijack your emotions and energy. [A tweet last night](https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds/status/1565159379640455169) from Associated Press writer Tim Reynolds helps put her success into perspective: Williams’ first U.S. Here’s a look back at what Williams told us about the early days of her life as an entrepreneur. Three years later, that firm has grown: In March this year, it said it had [raised $111 million](https://twitter.com/SerenaVentures/status/1498662870770401287?s=20&t=9kovpL4zl2kwzQ5XNQ1gXg) from investors for a portfolio of some 60 companies. “I mean, I’m just Serena,” she replied, earning raucous laughter from the crowd. I hope you can draw some inspiration from it, too. Serena Williams might have come to the U.S. [asked Williams if she was “surprised” by her level of play](https://e.email.forbes.com/c2/869:6307b95612b7670eff23a398:ot:5d13e0471802c8c524fc40ef:1/33715430?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=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&jwtS=VX5NBz54PB14covaNa3xOzulgRaFo7CwsNMcwTo8JKk) during her upset win, Williams gave a knowing laugh. Open for a goodbye tour, but make no mistake: She is playing to win.

When Anett Kontaveit was preparing for the U.S. Open, little did she know how much of a spectacle her second match would become. The world No.

[lost to Serena Williams on Wednesday night](https://www.si.com/tennis/2022/09/01/serena-williams-us-open-upsets-kontaveit?utm_source=recommendations&utm_medium=in-article&utm_campaign=end-of-story), experiencing a true road-game atmosphere as much of the crowd was on Williams’ side. The 26 year-old Estonian has yet to make it past the quarterfinals of a major, but her rise to being ranked No. 2 in the world should mean she will have plenty of opportunities to make a run for a major title in the future.

Perhaps most interestingly, SerenaMania is attracting new fans to Tennis Twitter. Thirty percent of users who tweeted about Williams in August had not tweeted ...

Per information provided to Front Office Sports from Twitter, conversation on the app during the peak hour of Williams’ Wednesday night match — a three-set upset over No. - The three hashmojis are among the top five most used hashtags in Serena conversations during the tournament. - #serenawilliams and #serena are two of the top three hashtags used in all tennis conversations globally during the US Open.

2.7 million people tuned into ESPN for round one Monday night, making it the most watched first round of the tournament ever.

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Women's tennis expert Jose Onorato has revealed his U.S. Open 2022 picks for the first-round matchup in women's doubles between Serena Williams-Venus ...

Venus has 22 doubles titles in her career, racking up a record of 185-37 (83.3 percent), while Serena has 23 doubles crowns and a 192-34 (85 percent) mark. [Visit SportsLine to see Jose Onarato's bets for the 2022 U.S. Noskova, meanwhile, is just 17 but has been climbing up the singles rankings and is listed at No. She has registered a 614-282 (68.5 percent) mark since turning pro in 2004. Open 2022 odds and released his coveted best bet for the Serena Williams-Venus Williams vs. Noskova has won one ITF doubles title, while Hradecka has won two grand slam doubles titles, the last coming in the 2013 U.S. The last time was in 2003. Open doubles title in 2009, and have not combined to win a doubles championship since the 2016 Wimbledon crown, their sixth in that event. Now, Onorato has scrutinized the latest U.S. Caesars Sportsbook lists Serena Williams-Venus Williams as the -175 favorite (risk $175 to win $100) on the money line, while Linda Noskova-Lucie Hradecka is at +130. Linda Noskova-Lucie Hradecka doubles picks or 2022 U.S. Open tennis doubles championship together when they take on Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka in a first-round match on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Venus and Serena will play in what could be their final doubles match as teammates on Thursday. Let's check the stats on how sensational they are in singles ...

She won gold in singles and doubles at the 2000 Games, doubles at the 2008 Games and doubles at the 2012 Games. 1](https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2002/0223/1339623.html) in the WTA rankings and spent 11 weeks there. She trails Navratilova (9), Serena (7) and Graf (7). That's the most by any player in the Open Era. 367 and 73: Serena has won 367 major matches, the most by a woman in tennis history. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open at 35 years, 124 days old, becoming the oldest woman to win a title in the Open Era. 1 in the WTA rankings, becoming the oldest person to hold the top spot. 1 and 2 in the WTA rankings. Serena again has the edge with a 7-2 record. 14: Entering the 2022 US Open, Venus and Serena have won 14 women's doubles Grand Slams as partners. It's also the first women's doubles night session there since the Williams sisters lost to Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in the third round in 2012. It's the first doubles night session at Arthur Ashe since Mike and Bob Bryan defeated Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the men's doubles quarterfinals in 2013.

Serena and Venus Williams face Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in the first round of the women's doubles event at the U.S. Open. Follow along for live ...

Now, with just a few practice sessions, she’s a factor for her 24th Grand Slam singles title after knocking off the second-ranked player in the world, 26-year-old Anett Kontaveit, with a performance so mighty and moving that you thought the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium was going to start a rockslide with its clamor. A few weeks ago, she was done, played out, scrabbling for confidence and just hoping for a decent ceremonial farewell at the U.S. With every double-fisted backhand and flail-like forehand, the marvel builds and builds.

When Serena and Venus Williams take the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday night, they will add another line to their résumé: It is the first time a ...

[Lisa Delpy Neirotti](https://business.gwu.edu/lisa-delpy-neirotti), a professor of sports management at George Washington University, said that as Williams continues her run at the U.S. “It’s good to see, especially people of color.” “I’ve mostly been kind of blocking everything out, but then at the same time I’ve been embracing a little bit of it because I also want to enjoy the moment,” she said. For me, it’s really about having a little embrace but also understanding that I’m here to focus, do the best that I can this time.” For the wider tennis world, it’s also a chance to draw new fans to the game before she retires. “Turn all of these messages about access and toppling conventional wisdom and diversity into a spike in participation,” Wertheim said. “Eventually, another star will fill the void. I think it’s just been pretty cool to watch.” It’s a chance to sell the most tickets, draw higher TV ratings and pack the surrounding plazas. Putting Williams in the first match of a night session in the stadium with the most seats makes sense for the U.S. A prime time slot in the largest stadium at the U.S.T.A. Open women’s doubles match will be played in a night session at Ashe.

Since the Williams sisters first burst into tennis in the 1990s, their legacy has been tied to one another. They will play doubles in perhaps the final ...

Serena will remain in the spotlight. Early in the week, Serena, 40, described Venus as “my rock” and spoke of how important it was to have Venus be part of this week’s celebration. The murder of their half sister Yetunde Price in 2003. “This decision needs to be all hers and her family’s,” Venus said. It’s a grind for top competitors like the Williams sisters, who for years made it their business to reach the last stages of almost every event they played. They were 20 and 19 at the time. After announcing plans to “evolve” away from tennis once she strikes her last ball here, she is the darling of the tournament and indeed the sports world — lauded and feted and dripping in diamonds and light for her swan song. “She’s the boss so I do whatever she tells me to do,” she said. They are the yin to the other’s yang. We tend to take the greats for granted, especially when greatness comes in two. They will play doubles in perhaps the final tournament of their careers. Serena Williams, of course, has been the unquestionable North Star of this U.S.

The sister act have been beaten 7-6, 6-4 by the Czech doubles pairing of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in their first-round doubles match on Friday (NZ time) ...

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The Williams sisters are teaming up for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament since 2018. They will play Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of the Czech ...

In April, Kostyuk and several other players from Ukraine called for ruling organizations of tennis to ask players from Russia and Belarus if they supported the war and to denounce it if they did not. (Or in the case of Serena and Venus Williams, a sibling.) Tickets in the midlevel of Ashe were selling for about $3,000, and more than $9,000 in the lowest level of the stadium. Putting Williams in the first match of a night session in the stadium with the most seats makes sense for the U.S. The prize money is lower for doubles than for singles (and even less for mixed doubles than for men’s and women’s doubles). Those who want a better view of the Williams sisters will need to pay substantially more. Usually, the main goal of the player positioned at the baseline is to get to the net. “I know they haven’t played in a little while but I feel like you can never count them out,” Mattek-Sands said of the Williams sisters. Serena and Venus Williams will be competing in doubles Thursday night against Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka, both of the Czech Republic. The first bit of trivia is that tonight’s match is the team’s ninth appearance in doubles at the Open. In the meantime, here are some fun facts about the Williams sisters as a doubles team, according to U.S. She glances up to a large video screens near the top of the stadium above the baselines.

Tiger Woods was on hand for Serena Williams' inspiring victory on Wednesday at the U.S. Open. That made a lot of sense.

After all, she had come in ranked outside the top 400 in the world and she’d beaten the World No. He was in the moment. “He’s one of the reasons I’m here, one of the main reasons I’m still playing,” she told reporters. She eked out the first set in a tiebreak but dropped the second set 6-2, setting the stage for a pivotal third set. She wound back the clock and pummeled her way to a 6-2 victory, making it official: the comeback was still on. And over and over he leapt to his feet after a pivotal point, unleashing the sort of fist pumps we associate with made putts in majors of his own. It was fitting that Woods was there on Wednesday night as America took in Williams’ second-round match at the U.S. How cool was it to see Woods going full-throttle in the stands? You just go out on the court every day for two weeks and give it your all and see what happens.'” Williams on the city courts of Compton. Woods grew up on the munis of L.A. Who could relate better to the struggle of the other?

Serena Williams turned to Tiger Woods for his input before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence. On Thursday, Woods sat courtside a.

When you can rely on someone like that — I mean, my goodness, he's Tiger Woods — it was really helpful to get clarity." The last couple of matches in New York it's really come together." She continued: "I didn't know what I wanted to do. "One of the main reasons I'm still playing." 2 seed Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2 to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis-serena-williams-defeats-second-seed-anett-kontaveit-at-us-open/GSDJQQS3MUQYHPTCJGQQN6F634/) in what could be the last tournament of her career. Serena Williams turned to Tiger Woods for his input before she made her recent comeback from a year-long injury absence.

Venus and Serena will play in what could be their final doubles match as teammates on Thursday. Let's check the stats on how sensational they are in singles ...

She won gold in singles and doubles at the 2000 Games, doubles at the 2008 Games and doubles at the 2012 Games. 1](https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2002/0223/1339623.html) in the WTA rankings and spent 11 weeks there. She trails Navratilova (9), Serena (7) and Graf (7). That's the most by any player in the Open Era. 367 and 73: Serena has won 367 major matches, the most by a woman in tennis history. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open at 35 years, 124 days old, becoming the oldest woman to win a title in the Open Era. 1 in the WTA rankings, becoming the oldest person to hold the top spot. 1 and 2 in the WTA rankings. Serena again has the edge with a 7-2 record. 14: Entering the 2022 US Open, Venus and Serena have won 14 women's doubles Grand Slams as partners. It was the first doubles night session at Arthur Ashe since Mike and Bob Bryan defeated Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the men's doubles quarterfinals in 2013 and the first women's doubles night session there since the Williams sisters lost to Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in the third round in 2012. The two sisters began their professional careers in 1994 and 1999, respectively, winning many majors and profoundly impacting the sport.

The sisters were a late addition to the doubles draw, getting a wild card mainly as a means to shake off some rust. They flashed, but didn't last long.

The sisters rallied to even the match at 4-4, but Noskova, 17 years old and making her Grand Slam tournament doubles debut, served excellently. They took a 5-4 lead in a tight first set and powered their way to two set points but couldn’t convert either. Open — not as a doubles partnership but in the first final they contested against each other, in 2001. It happened to fall on the fifth birthday of her daughter, Olympia. They accepted a wild card into the tournament Saturday in large part as a way to get more matches under their belts. The sisters met the Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova for a first-round doubles match.