Serena Williams overwhelmed Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-1 on Monday to reach the second round of the US Open in search of her 24th Grand Slam title.
Tag: Tennis
Serena again tops Forbes list of highest-paid sports women
US tennis superstar Serena Williams topped Forbes magazine’s list of the highest paid women in sports for the fourth straight year on Tuesday.
I am a fighter, I never give up, says Gauff as she bows out of Wimbledon
Teenage sensation Coco Gauff says she hopes that one thing her adoring fans at Wimbledon have learned about her in the past week is she is a “fighter” and “never gives up”.
Ex-US first lady Michelle Obama tweets about Coco Gauff, set Twitter on fire
Teenage sensation Ccoco Gauff’s life-changing experience at Wimbledon moved to a new level on Saturday with former United States First Lady Michelle Obama tweeting about her.
15-year old Cori Gauff reaches Wimbledon third round
Gauff, ranked 313, defeated 2017 semi-finalist Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3 under the new Court One roof.
15-year old Cori Gauff sent ‘idol’ Venus Williams out of Wimbledon
Wimbledon hailed a new queen on Monday when 15-year-old Cori Gauff stunned five-time champion Venus Williams.
Naomi Osaka crashes out in first round of Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka’s bid to win a third Grand Slam title came to a premature end on Monday when she lost to Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in the first round.
15-year-old Cori Gauff becomes youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon
Fifteen-year-old Cori Gauff of the United States made history on Thursday when she became the youngest player to qualify for Wimbledon.
‘Sad and disappointed’ Osaka pulls out of Rome in French Open scare
World number one Naomi Osaka said she was “between sad and disappointed” after pulling out of the Italian Open before Thursday’s quarter-finals with injury just a week before the start of the French Open.
Top-ranked Osaka crash out of Indian Wells
World number one Naomi Osaka crashed out of Indian Wells on Tuesday, routed by Belinda Bencic on a day that saw second-ranked Simona Halep sent packing, too.