American tennis icon Venus Williams called Filipina ace Alex Eala a "star" moments after their 4-6, 3-6 loss to Japan’s Miyu Kato and Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova in the opening round of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open doubles event in Toronto, Canada, Friday, Aug. 7 (Philippine time). The...
MASON, Ohio (AP) — The Williams sisters are back on track to playing doubles tennis ahead of the U.S. Open. Serena and Venus Williams are set to take part in the Cincinnati Open, which begins next week. Organizers announced Monday, Aug. 4, they had received a wild-card entry into the doubles...
LONDON (AP) — The roars began even before Serena Williams stepped on Centre Court. Then they grew louder when the 23-time Grand Slam champion arrived to play her first singles match in nearly four years. And when it was all over and the 44-year-old Williams had performed admirably in a three-set...
Alex Eala opened her Wimbledon Championship campaign in style with a 6-1, 6-2 rout of Renata Zarazua on Wednesday, July 1 (Philippine time). The 29th-seeded Filipina imposed her will throughout the match, holding her serve and breaking the Mexican four times to advance to the next round. This would...
Alex Eala opens her Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday, June 30, against familiar rival Renata Zarazua in the first round of the Grand Slam. Match is scheduled not before 8:50 p.m. (Philippine time), with the 21-year-old Filipina playing her first Grand Slam as a seeded player after earning the No. 29...
A possible dream showdown against former world No. 1 Serena Williams awaits Alex Eala after the draw for the 2026 Wimbledon Championships was unveiled on Friday, June 26. Seeded No. 29, the 21-year-old Eala opens her campaign against Mexican veteran Renata Zarazua where a victory could set up a...
LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams will find out who she’s facing in the first round at Wimbledon — for her first singles match in nearly four years, and at age 44 — when the draw is held Friday, June 26. The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion accepted a wild-card entry to the grass-court...
PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams is coming back to professional tennis at the age of 44, returning to the sport she dominated for two decades before famously “evolving” away from the daily grind of competition. First up for the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion is the doubles tournament at...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams is back on the tennis scene, ready to compete for the first time in more than a year, and while she smiled or laughed frequently Sunday, July 20, while discussing her return at the DC Open, there was something that would make her even happier: if her younger...
Serena Williams is joining the ownership group of the WNBA’s first Canadian franchise, the Toronto Tempo, the team announced Monday, March 3. Serena Williams (AP) She will partner with Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures for the Tempo, who will begin play in the 2026 season. “I...
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.” Tennis supersta Serena Williams (AP) The retired tennis star, who turned 43 last month, posted Wednesday, Oct. 16 on social media that she found a...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Coco Gauff said tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams paved the way for her breakthrough US Open triumph on Saturday, Sept. 9, after the American teenager captured her first Grand Slam title. Venus Williams (left) and Serena Williams. (AFP) The 19-year-old from Florida battled to...
