Serena Williams

Serena Williams Melts Down in U.S. Open, May Face Suspension
Serena Williams launched into an expletive-laced and threatening tirade after a bad call during a match that she was going to lose anyway.

Biography of Serena Williams
Serena Williams has won all the major Grand Slams in the world of tennis in her 12 year career. A glimpse into the on-court and off-court life of this sensational tennis star in the biography of Serena Williams.

Serena Williams Faces Hefty Fine Over Line Judge Tirade
John McEnroe suggested the world No1 should be suspended after abusing a lines woman in the semi-final

Queen of the Court: An Autobiography By Serena Williams
From gang violence to an inspiring trip to Ghana, the life of the younger Williams sister has been about much more than tennis, says Tim Adams

Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters Prepare for a Semi-final Showdown
The winner of the battle between the two old-hands will reap a final against a 19-year-old

Nasty Serena Williams Breezes Past Old Foe at Us Open
Serena Williams kept her title defence on track by beating María José Martínez Sánchez in the third round

Serena Williams Displays Simplicity and Style to Win Wimbledon Title
The younger Williams sister is regaining her pre-eminence in the women's game after beating her sister to win an 11th grand-slam title

Serena Williams Beats Sister Venus to Claim Her Wimbledon Crown
Serena Williams claimed the Wimbledon women's title with a straight-sets win over her older sister, Venus

Spirited Serena Williams Inches Past Elena Dementieva
Serena Williams came within a tape-breadth of going out of Wimbledon before beating Elena Dementieva 6-7, 7-5, 8-6 in her semi-final

Our Duopoly is Not Going to Break, Warn Venus and Serena Williams
Kevin Mitchell: The Williams sisters give no hint of letting up after easy passages to the semi-finals

Serena Williams Lives Up to Favourite Tag in Overpowering Roberta Vinci
Serena Williams produced a focused and fluent performance in beating Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-4

Serena Williams Survives Testing Time at Hands of Klara Zakopalova
The younger Williams sister blew hot and cold in a testing first-round match in the French Open

Forgetful Serena in Cruise Control During Win Over Peng
World No1 Serena Williams has cruised into the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open

Serena Williams Begins Bid for Fourth Title With Comfortable Victory
The No2 seed Serena Williams made short work of China's Meng Yuan to secure passage to round two

Wimbledon 2008: Zheng Jie v Serena Williams - As It Happened
Serena Williams is through to face sister Venus in the final after a straight sets win over China's Jie Zheng

Zheng Jie v Serena Williams
Can Serena join her sister in the final? Find out with Paolo Bandini NOW

Wimbledon 2008: Agnieszka Radwanska v Serena Williams - As It Happened
Serena Williams' gave an emphatic performance, overwhelming her opponent to book a semi-final spot against China's Jie Zheng

Wimbledon 2008: Agnieszka Radwanska v Serena Williams - Live
With an all-Williams final looking almost inevitable, can the No14 seed stop Serena? Find out with John Ashdown

Henin v Serena Williams - Live!
Tennis: Game-by-game report: Follow all the action from the women's quarter-finals NOW with Tom Lutz.

Wimbledon 2007: Hantuchova v Serena Williams - Live!
Tennis: Can Serena win through to the quarter-finals? Join Paolo Bandini for the latest action.

Serena Holds Court
Tennis: She was down and seemingly out, now Serena Williams is racing back to the summit of tennis, here she discusses race, religion, sex and dinosaurs with Gaby Wood.

Tennis: Serena Proves Doubters Wrong
Serena Williams' extraordinary triumph at the Australian Open proved she is in a class of her own.

Serena's Triumph Over Tragedy a Weepy Classic
There's nothing better than a sporting tear-jerker - and stories don't come any bigger than that of Serena Williams. By Simon Hattenstone

Australian Open: Serena Williams to Play Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open Final
Tennis: Serena Williams will face Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final after sweeping past Nicole Vaidisova.

Tennis: Lacklustre Serena Outshone By Her Own Jewellery
Serena Williams made hard work out of her victory against Chan Yung-jan, while her sister breezed through the first round of the US Open. Serena and Venus Williams stayed on course for a fourth-round meeting with straight sets victories on the opening day of the US Open.

Serena Forced Out of French Open
Tennis: There's no chalk dust: Serena Williams is defintely out of this year's French Open, having failed to shake off an ankle inury that's been dogging her for over a month.

Tennis: Serena Williams in Shock Defeat
Serena Williams has suffered a shock defeat to home favourite Francesca Schiavone in her opening match in the Italian Open.

Tennis: Serena Puts a Lid on the Passion
The women's final was a muted affair: the roof was drawn over the court and Serena Williams' win was nothing to write home about.

Tennis, Australian Open: Williams Clicks Back Into Gear
Serena Williams proved her doubters wrong by booking her place in the Austrlian Open final after an epic comeback win over Maria Sharapova.

Serena Makes Stylish Start
Tennis: Serena Williams fired out a warning to those writing off her chances by blasting into the second round of the Australian Open today.

Tennis: Us Open: Capriati's Fightback Calls Time on Serena
Serena Williams looked out of fashion in a quarter-final plagued by errors from players and line judges.

Serena Out of Olympics
Defending Olympic doubles champion Serena Williams has become the latest big name to pull out of the women's tennis tournament in Athens.

Wimbledon 2004: Serena Given the Fight of Her Life
July 2: Amelie Mauresmo fought like a champion, but Serena Williams' determination told in a 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

Women's Semi Final: Serena Williams Beats Amelie Mauresmo 6-7, 7-5, 6-4
Women: Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat France's Amelie Mauresmo 6-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the semi-final.

Williams Routs Capriati
Serena Williams stormed into the semi-finals with a stunning 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Jennifer Capriati.

Serena Serves Up Another Win
Women: Serena Williams utilised her booming serve to march on into the quarter-finals after beating Tatiana Golovin.

Wimbledon: Serena Struggles to Stay Focused on the Job at Hand
June 23: Defending champion Serena Williams made 24 unforced errors against Jie Zheng but still won 6-3, 6-1.

Serena's the hottest thing, on or off the court
It's hard to feel sorry for supermodels, but it just doesn't seem fair that Serena Williams outclasses them in the looks department, and plays tennis better than any other woman on the planet. She has aspirations of being an actress and designing clothes, but in the meantime, she's marking time atop the world rankings.

Serena Got the Message, Now It's Lance's Turn As French Cheers Become Jeers for Us Stars
There was tension in the air at football's Confederations Cup in Paris as the US players took to the field. Boos spread around the stadium as America's national anthem was played, jeers that did not quite finish until the team left the pitch. Before that came Serena Williams's semi-final...

Serena Exacts Revenge in Full
Defending champion Serena Williams reaches the women's final with a display of power-hitting that overwhelmed Justine Henin-Hardenne.

Justin Henin-hardenne v Serena Williams
1pm update: It's still raining at Wimbledon. Meanwhile your emails, like Phillippoussis's aces against Agassi, are flying in thick and fast. "I can't claim to be an authority on internet romancing, but email just doesn't seem to be romantic to me," says Tim Bradshaw. "Or does...

Serena Powers Ahead
June 29: Serena Williams adopted something of Mike Tyson's approach in her third-round encounter with Laura Granville yesterday, says Tim Adams.

Bold Callens Gets Under Serena's Feet
June 27: Serena Williams progressed to the third round with a hard fought straight sets win over the Belgian Els Callens.

Serena Breezes Through
Reigning women's champion Serena Williams eased through her first-round match with Jill Craybas, 6-3, 6-3.

Williams is Beaten and Then Cries 'foul'
June 6: Serena Williams cried openly after losing the French Open semi-final to Justine Henin-Hardenne and accused the Belgian of "lying and fabricating".

Moody Williams Bites the Dust
June 6: The world of women's tennis was turned upside down yesterday when Serena Williams was beaten by Justine Henin-Hardenne in a semi-final of high drama, controversy and thrills.

Serena Shocked By Belgian's Bite
The French Open ladies singles final will be an all-Belgian affair, after Justine Henin-Hardenne ended the grand slam dominance of Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters beat Nadia Petrova. Before today, Serena had gone 33 grand slam matches without losing. But amid racuous scenes at Roland...

'I'm a Black Player 100 Per Cent'
In a revealing interview, Serena Williams talks about race and relationships, men and shopping - and the moment she realised she could eclipse her sister.

Mauresmo in No Mood to Choke As Williams Sets Sail Serenely
May 27: Amélie Mauresmo and Serena Williams both had comfortable victories in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros.

Serena catches the eye but Rubin steals the show
Tennis: Serena Williams saw off Kim Clijsters 6-4, 6-2 to reach the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open.

Serena Out on Her Own With Title Deeds to Prove It
The sustained competition between the Williams sisters, fought out at the highest level that tennis offers, is unique and as such the critical parameters of such sibling rivalry remain largely undefined. After Venus had lost to Serena for the third successive time in a grand slam final at...

Serena Shatters Clijsters
Serena Williams came back from the dead to beat Kim Clijsters 4-6 6-3 7-5 and reach the final of the Australian Open. Williams saved two match points and fought back from 5-1 down in the final set to keep her hopes of the Serena Slam alive. And afterwards, she conceded big...

Serena and Clijsters Set Up Semi-final Showdown
Serena Williams has moved a step closer to her "Serena Slam" dream with a straight-sets win over Meghann Shaughnessy. She'll now face Kim Clijsters, the other overnight winner.

Serena survives the smoke Down Under
Top seed Serena Williams toiled in searing heat and a smoke-filled atmosphere to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today.

Graceless Serena is taken to limit by Loit
"A lady never wants to lose a diamond," said Serena Williams, explaining that the jewels on her dress were rhinestones and not the real thing. Or a tennis match, she could have added.

Serena Williams Came Close to Shock Loss
January 15: Serena Williams came dangerously close to losing to France's Emilie Loit and was issued a warning for her bad language along the way.

The born-again perfectionist eyes a Serena Slam
It was on her 20th birthday that Serena Williams told herself to shape up and make the most of her talent. The decision she made that day - September 26, 2001 - was to reshape the hierarchy of women's tennis.

Seena Williams Determined to Make Another Win
January 11: The world number one, Serena Williams is determined to win her fourth straight major in Australia and she will attack from the net to do it.

Williams Beats Rain and Blocks Cash Drain
September 3: Rain continued to disrupt play at the US Open yesterday. In the one match completed, Serena Williams defeated Daja Bedanova to reach the last eight.

Williams' stalker stopped in his tracks
US Open: The arrest of Serena Williams' unwanted admirer, Albrecht Stromeyer, has caused a stir at Flushing Meadows.

Serena the cat shows her claws
US Open: Serena Williams moved into the last 16 of the US Open by beating Nathalie Dechy 6-1 6-1 in 49 minutes.

Capriati answers in Williams style
Serena Williams strolled into the third round of the US Open yesterday and looked as though she was happily keeping her head while those around were losing theirs and blaming it on her and sister Venus.

Just Williams
Serena should be noticed - for her game. The arresting sight of Serena Williams "at full stretch" during a match at the US Open was to be found in many of yesterday's papers. Reports, located nearer the front pages than the back, did not dwell on the Wimbledon champion's form, game or even the result of the match (Serena beat fellow American Corina Morariu 6-2 6-3).

Williams setback before US Open
Tennis: Serena Williams has pulled out of her defence of the Rogers AT&T Cup in Montreal due to tendinitis in her left knee.

Wimbledon's strawberries and cream
Wimbledon saw Lleyton Hewitt become the first Australian since Pat Cash to capture the Wimbledon championship and Serena Williams take home her second consecutive grand slam championship. Here's the story.

'Reach for the sky - you might land on a star'
No sooner had Serena Williams won her first Wimbledon title than she was thinking about next month's US Open and then next year's Australian Open, the one grand slam title she has yet to win. "When you reach for the sky, you might land on a star," was how she expressed this vaulting ambition.

Serena wins with her mind on other things
Women's singles: Serena Williams blasted Francesca Schiavone, and then went on to claim that she was not entirely happy with her game.

Indomitable Serena Mauls Sucha
Serena Williams made a colourful start to her French Open campaign as she breezed past Slovakian Martina Sucha 6-3 6-0 in the first round today. Williams, who accepted a request from her sponsors Puma to wear the green and yellow colours of the Cameroon World Cup team, overwhelmed Sucha...

Serena Williams on the Way Up
May 26: Venus Williams is the most feared adversary in the French Open, but it's her younger sister Jon Henderson has his eye on.

Hingis crumbles to Williams power
Serena Williams advanced to the semi-finals of the Nasdaq-100 tournament here yesterday at the expense, once more, of Switzerland's Martina Hingis.

Serena Williams can't lose
The younger of the Williams sisters has a tough act to follow, living up to all the hype and overcoming father Richard's public proclaimations, as well as trying to match the success of big sister, Venus. Can Serena handle the pressure, or is it making her sick?