Serena Williams - report

American tennis player (born 1981)

Serena Jameka Williams is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player to accomplish a career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.

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2022 2023 2024

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Significant news events for Serena Williams

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Serena Williams won't play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major. Williams hasn't played since retiring from her first-round match at Wimbledon. Novak Djokovic was on the men’s entry list at No. 1.
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The tournament is set to begin in Flushing Meadows, New York, on Aug. 30. Williams hasn’t competed since injuring her right leg at Wimbledon in June. She joins Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in sitting out the competition.
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Serena Williams was leading 3-1 in the first set of her first round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus when she slipped. The American legend’s left ankle gave way as she tried to hit a return in just the fifth game. Williams returned and played one full game before retiring. It's the first time she's ever left the tournament in that fashion.
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Serena Williams beaten 6-3, 7-5 by Elena Rybakina in French Open fourth round. American will now face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the semi-finals. Williams' defeat came hours after Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament.
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Serena Williams lost 6-3 6-4 to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semi-final. The defeat ends her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. Osaka will now face Karolina Muchova or Jennifer Brady in Saturday's final. Williams is one Grand Slam short of Margaret Court's record.
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Serena Williams beats Germany's Laura Siegemund in first round of Australian Open. The 39-year-old American had never failed to get through the first round in 19 previous visits to Melbourne Park. Next up for the seven-times Australian Open champion is a second round tie against Serbian Nina Stojanovic.