Serena Williams regains No. 1 ranking with second-round win at China OpenOctober 6th, 2009 Serena wins at China Open to regain No. 1 rankingBEIJING — Serena Williams has reclaimed her world No.
Serena and Venus Williams move into 1st US Open women's doubles final since 1999September 10th, 2009 Williams sisters reach US Open doubles finalNEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams are back in the U.S. Open women's doubles final for the first time in a decade.
Serena Williams wins in straight sets again to set up US Open semi against Kim ClijstersSeptember 8th, 2009 Serena Williams sets up SF against Kim ClijstersNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open semifinals, setting up a showdown against Kim Clijsters.
Serena Williams wins in straight sets to reach 4th round at US OpenSeptember 4th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at US OpenNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has moved into the fourth round at the U.S. Open with another straight-set victory.
Serena Williams saves a match point, rallies to beat Dementieva in Wimbledon semifinalJuly 2nd, 2009 Serena rallies to advance to Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved a match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set of Thursday's semifinal.
Serena Williams saves a match point, rallies to beat Dementieva in Wimbledon semifinalsJuly 2nd, 2009 Serena saves match point, advances to semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams saved a match point and rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 Thursday, reaching the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved the match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set.
Venus Williams stretches Wimbledon winning streak to 17 matches by beating Suarez NavarroJune 27th, 2009 Venus Williams moves into 4th round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has powered her way into the second week of Wimbledon, defeating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to reach the fourth round. Williams is trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win three consecutive titles at the All England Club.
French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova eases into 3rd round at WimbledonJune 25th, 2009 Kuznetsova eases into 3rd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has reached the third round at Wimbledon, defeating Pauline Parmentier of France 6-1, 6-3 in less than an hour. The fifth-seeded Russian worked Parmentier briskly around the court Thursday and never faced a break point before wrapping up the win in 59 minutes.
Serena Williams beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in French Open quartersJune 3rd, 2009 Serena loses to Kuznetsova in French quartersPARIS — Serena Williams' bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title has been ended by Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Williams was unable to convert a set point in the opening set and lost a seesaw struggle 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 Wednesday.
No drama this time: Serena Williams wins easily to reach French Open quarterfinalsJune 1st, 2009 Finally an easy win for Serena Williams in ParisPARIS — Serena Williams says women's tennis is better than men's tennis, for one simple reason. "I mean, it's way cattier," Williams said, "so it's way more exciting to watch."
The match Williams played Monday at the French Open was hardly filled with intrigue because she was so superior to her opponent.
Serena Williams beats Aleksandra Wozniak 6-1, 6-2 to reach quarterfinals at French OpenJune 1st, 2009 Serena Williams advances to French Open quartersPARIS — Serena Williams dispensed with any drama and won easily Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open. The No. 2-seeded Williams extended her Grand Slam winning streak to 18 matches by beating Aleksandra Wozniak 6-1, 6-2 in the fourth round.
Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of French Open to 31st-seeded Agnes SzavayMay 29th, 2009 Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — Venus Williams lost in the third round of the French Open for the third straight year, falling to Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4 Friday. The third-seeded Williams was playing for the third straight day at Roland Garros.
Defending champion Ana Ivanovic advances to 4th round at French Open with easy winMay 29th, 2009 Ivanovic advances to 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic made it through another easy match at the French Open, beating 32nd-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-2 Friday to advance to the fourth round. The eighth-seeded Ivanovic was taken to a tiebreaker in her opening match at Roland Garros, but she has lost only eight games since then.
Novak Djokovic quickly completes suspended match and advances to third round at French OpenMay 29th, 2009 Djokovic advances to third round at French OpenPARIS — Novak Djokovic quickly completed his suspended match at the French Open on Friday, easily winning the final set to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 and advance to the third round. The fourth-seeded Djokovic won the first two sets Thursday, but the match was stopped because of darkness.
Novak Djokovic quickly completes suspended match and advances to 3rd round at French OpenMay 29th, 2009 Djokovic advances to 3rd round at French OpenPARIS — Novak Djokovic quickly completed his suspended match at the French Open on Friday, easily winning the final set to beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 and advance to the third round. The fourth-seeded Djokovic won the first two sets Thursday, but the match was stopped because of darkness.
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