Focused Ferocity by Serena Williams on a Stage She Owns at the US Open

Serena Williams has never won a single Grand Slam tournament three years in a row. After her win on Wednesday night, she is two wins away from winning her third consecutive U.S. Open.

Serena Williams has never won a single Grand Slam tournament three years in a row. After her win on Wednesday night, she is two wins away from winning her third consecutive U.S. Open.

Serena Williams appeared in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year and defeated Kaia Kenepi 6-3, 6-3 on Monday, keeping alive her hopes for a third straight U.S. Open title.

You can't help but feel a little sorry for these little women, the ones who stand across the net from Serena Williams and get pounded into the back wall of Ashe Stadium. Many of them, such as Flavia Pennetta, own sharp ground strokes and nuanced games 

If there is one tennis showplace that has been Serena Williams's proving ground, it is Arthur Ashe Stadium. It was there, amid the swirling winds at the 1999 United States Open, that she caught the public and her family by surprise by becoming the