Serena Williams almost choked away the French Open title

Serena Williams is 'resting and keeping hydrated' at her Paris apartment in an effort to shake off her flu symptoms for the French Open final. Photograph: Han Yan/Xinhua Press/Corbis. Kevin Mitchell at Roland Garros. Tennis star, Marion Bartoli had her camera ready and caught the ultimate shot of Serena Williams taking a selfie with her … Read more

Maria Sharapova Can't Shake a Cold or Her Opponent; Serena Williams Advances

Serena Williams needed to come from behind to defeat fellow American Sloane Stephens in the fourth round of the French Open. In another fourth-round match, Serena Williams looked curiously flat at times against Sloane Stephens but still fought back from a switched-off first set to win 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Stephens threw everything at Williams, literally. … Read more

Serena Williams Wins Australian Open With Coughs, Guts and Aces

Serena Williams avenged last year's French Open loss to Garbine Muguruza to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. Serena Williams avenged last year's French Open loss to Garbine Muguruza to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. In front of a packed crowd on Saturday evening in Melbourne, Australia, battling both an illness and facing the No. 2 … Read more

Serena Williams Wins Australian Open With Coughs, Guts and Aces

MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title and continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals by extending her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova. She struggled with a hacking cough, she was sick, and she  Game-by-game report: Can Serena Williams continue her charge towards a fifth Australian Open title or … Read more