Serena Williams

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.

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.

Of course Serena Williams is confident. She deserves to be. And her opponents know that her improving game and overwhelming crowd support make beating her ...

There are no Grand Slam singles champions left in Serena’s quarter of the draw and only one left in her half: the unseeded Canadian Bianca Andreescu, who beat Williams in the 2019 U.S. “I was hearing the crowd and it like scared me, even though I was playing on a different court,” Tomljanovic said. “I just feel like I have had a big red X on my back since I won the U.S. Open swan song: Pete Sampras, who won the 2002 men’s title in what turned out to be his final tournament. “I do this trick where I feel like the crowd is cheering for me as well,” she said. But with Williams preparing, in her words, to “evolve away from tennis,” the U.S. It’s got to be really tough for her opponents: to face her and face the crowd.” So it has turned out, and Tomljanovic, like nearly all of Williams’s opponents in this latest comeback, has never played her before. But her singles draw certainly gets one thinking about the possibility of a deeper run. It has been quite a team effort so far: Williams rolling back the years and five tiers of stands packed to the roof in sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium with fans wholly committed, perhaps for the first time, to showing Williams nothing but love in a venue where she has generated ambivalence in the past with her outbursts and, at other times, with her dominance as she racked up six U.S. “She was a little banged up in Cincy,” Hechtman said. “There’s no rush here,” Williams said with a grin, alluding to her impending evolution.

With 23 Grand Slam titles and widely regarded as the greatest women's player of all time, Williams indeed has done it all on the tennis court. But after two ...

The 23-time Grand Slam champion advanced after claiming a third set packed with haymakers and winners, beating the second-ranked woman in the world.

“I guess there’s just a light at the end of the tunnel,” she added. “I don’t know, I guess I’m closer to the light, so . Three weeks ago at a tournament in Toronto, she had struggled to finally win something, anything, even if it was two brief sets over a player outside of the top 50, Nuria Parrizas Diaz. Her style of play, all thrust and pummeling attack, has taken an enormous toll on her body over the years — and she has been playing in the wake of a Caesarean section and two pulmonary embolisms. After suffering a first-round loss at Wimbledon to Harmony Tan, she said: “Today was what I could do. A few weeks ago, she was done, played out, scrabbling for confidence and just hoping for a decent ceremonial farewell at the U.S.

Documentary Examines Her Evolution to Tennis Superstar and the Crossroads of Motherhood and Sports on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm ET on CNN.

Pictures, Warner Bros. Warner Bros. CNN Worldwide is the most honored brand in news, reaching more individuals on television and online than any other news organization in the United States. CNN Digital is the #1 online news destination, with more unique visitors and video viewers than any other news source. Serena Williams: On Her Terms chronicles her early beginnings in Compton, CA to her epic ascent to international prominence, exploring the key moments on and off the court that shaped the athlete, woman, and mother. Produced by the CNN FlashDocs unit, the hour-long special will premiere on Sunday, September 11 at 8pm ET on CNN.

A look at the remarkable life and legacy of tennis superstar Serena Williams, who has signalled that this year's U.S. Open will likely be the last pro ...

2 ranked Anett Kontaveit, to advance in what could be the last pro tournament of her career. Earlier this month, Williams hinted that it might be time to say farewell to her illustrious tennis career. Open will likely be the last pro tournament of her more than 20-year career.

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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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.

Serena Williams credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis and had the golf great on his feet during her ...

It was really helpful to get clarity.” “He's one of the reasons I'm here, one of the main reasons I'm still playing,” Williams said after her 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 win over Kontaveit. The two sporting greats are both chasing history, Woods hunting Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 majors and Williams, one Grand Slam shy of equalling Margaret Court's mark of 24.

Iga Swiatek, after Ash Barty's retirement, became world number one and dominator of the WTA Tour: winner of 1000 titles and the Roland Garros.

For Serena this will be the last chance to win her 24thm, in order to match Margaret Court's record. Serena is undoubtedly a great example, she is an incredible person; she paved the way for many others and taught us that anything can be achieved, the sky is the limit." To find her way back to domination at the last Grand Slam event, the Pole enjoyed some rest time.

SERENA WILLIAMS is enjoying a fine run of form as she advanced to the third round of the US Open, widely believed to be the final tournament of her ...

She internalises the problem in front of her and uses the crowd. Williams has performed spectacularly in front of a sold-out attendance, and she will be back in action against unseeded Australian Ajla Tomljanovic tomorrow. “I am surprised that she can keep it up but we’ve seen Serena do this at Grand Slam tournaments when she hasn’t had a lot of matches. Serena Williams has been labelled ‘one of the favourites’ to win a historic 24th Grand Slam title and draw level with the all-time record at the US Open. Williams has been in scintillating form at the tournament so far, and she defeated second-seed Kontaveit 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-2 to reach the third round. Many have hailed Williams as the ‘Greatest Of All Time’ and hoped to see her perhaps match Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles.

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.

The first is the absence of strong financial advice and support to athletes over the course of their careers. The limited options available for athletes in the global south points to the destruction of public health systems due to privatisation. 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. As we hail the “Greatest of All Time”, African governments must take heed of the structural shifts required in our sports arena. The race problem in sports – which becomes visible through online abuse, spectator behaviour and overall sports management – is reflective of a broader problem. In the visual and verbal descriptions of Serena in the public media, we saw the use of historically racialised tropes of the angry Black woman and animalistic caricatures by the media and social media users. Anti-Black racism in sport has been the subject of public debates and investigations. She withdrew from and boycotted events such as the BNP Paribas Open in California because of racial slurs from the crowd. One that allocates too few resources to training mental health experts and providing specialist services in public hospitals. In Serena’s case, these experiences sit at the intersection of gender and race. Across sections of Africa, we see the public divestment in sports through land grabs with public parks converted into office buildings and apartments, thus limiting space for recreation and sports. In the process, through speaking frankly about her life and career, she became a role model for many black women around the world.

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=eyJpYXQiOjE2NjIwMzM3MDIsImNkIjoiLmVtYWlsLmZvcmJlcy5jb20iLCJjZSI6ODY0MDAsInRrIjoiZm9yYmVzLWxpdmUiLCJtdGxJRCI6IjYzMTA5ZWQzYWM2MDBiNWFiZDAwYmVkYSIsImxpbmtVcmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmZvcmJlcy5jb21cL3NpdGVzXC9hZGFtemFnb3JpYVwvMjAyMlwvMDhcLzMxXC9zZXJlbmEtd2lsbGlhbXMtc3R1bnMtd29ybGQtbm8tMi1hbmV0dC1rb250YXZlaXQtYXQtdXMtb3Blbi10by1wb3N0cG9uZS1yZXRpcmVtZW50LXlldC1hZ2FpblwvP3NoPTM0NTgxNjcxNDBkMCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Zm9yYmVzd29tZW4mY2RsY2lkPTVkMTNlMDQ3MTgwMmM4YzUyNGZjNDBlZiJ9&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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

Legendary doubles player Mike Bryan says Serena Williams is undoubtedly one of the greatest competitors in sports history. This week, Williams kicked off ...

So many celebrities in the house and it was just cool to be a part of it. The energy was like a World Series or a Super Bowl kind of atmosphere. “She has got to be one of the greatest competitors to ever play,” Bob told Tennis365.

Serena Williams will look to continue her fairytale US Open run against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round on September 2.

I don't have anything to win. "I don't have anything to prove. It's been a long time since I've been able to do that." “It’s going to be a huge moment no matter the outcome. Could have been a chance I’ll never play her before she retires. "I think it's going to be a good match.

As Venus Williams nears the end of her career, she has been reserved about her retirement plans -- but Thursday night's doubles match was still the end of ...

The competitive fire is burning as bright as it ever has for these two, and though they fell to a straight-sets defeat, it was not for want of intensity, focus or desire. Since her return to competitive tennis -- her first match back in 11 months due to injury was at this year's Wimbledon in the mixed doubles -- the line of questioning has shifted to figuring out why she's back and what her motivation is to continue playing this sport. "This is a 2-woman wrecking crew," said Questlove in the montage. She frequently uses the word "grateful" whenever asked how she's feeling. It was Serena who led the two to practice. We've all been 2 lucky as for 2 decades we've watched 2 of the greatest athletes, showing us how 2 can become 1." "I just kind of felt like my role is to make sure I don't influence her in any way, and that this decision needs to be all hers and her family's," Venus said. Had Noskova's attention wavered for the briefest second, she'd have seen a host of footage from before she was alive. "I feel like it's been very important for her to be a part of this," Serena said Monday. She has taken a supportive role in Serena's farewell tour, one in the shadow of her younger sister. Venus of course answered the call. Barring a change of heart, Serena has indicated she will leave the sport in the next 10 days.

Serena and Venus Williams' glittering Grand Slam doubles career was brought to an abrupt end at the US Open on Thursday as the reunited sisters crashed out ...

The Williams sisters -- in what is almost certainly their final outing together as a Grand Slam doubles duo -- slumped to a 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 loss at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. NEW YORK - Serena and Venus Williams' glittering Grand Slam doubles career was brought to an abrupt end at the US Open on Thursday as the reunited sisters crashed out in the first round against Czech duo Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova. Serena Williams (left) and Venus Williams were beaten in the opening round of the women's doubles at the US Open on Thursday

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.

After beating No. 2 in women's tennis, Annett Kontaveit last Wednesday, Serena Williams proved she came to the US Open to compete against the best.

I love a challenge and I'm rising to the challenge. [Tiger Woods was spotted in the stands](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/us-open/2022/09/01/63103c5022601df96b8b4596.html) greeting Serena's sister, Venus, who was eliminated from singles earlier in the day. She didn't hesitate to praise the golf legend: "He's one of the reasons I'm here, one of the main reasons I'm still playing. It was good, because I didn't know what I wanted to do. I'm a pretty good player, this is what I do best. [Serena Williams](https://www.marca.com/en/tennis/us-open/2022/08/30/630e631546163fce428b45bd.html) proved she came to the US Open to compete against the best.