Tag: Serena Williams
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The drought is over as Serena Williams wins first title in 3yrs, donates $43k prize money to Australian Bushfire Relief
London, Jan. 13, 2020 (AltAfrica)– Serena Williams has her first WTA title as a mother, overpowering Jessica Pegula in the Auckland Classic final with a performance showing her readiness to contend again at the Australian Open She immediately donated the prize money from the tournament to victims of Australian bush fire READ ALSO: US DEFENCE ... -
Serena Williams cruises to 10th US Open final
London, Sep 6, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Serena Williams has another shot at winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after demolishing Elina Svitolina to reach the US Open final. The American, 37, overpowered the Ukrainian fifth seed to win 6-3 6-1. Williams, seeded eighth, is aiming for her first Grand Slam win since giving birth in ... -
Serena Williams wins 19th straight over Maria Sharapova in US Open
London, August 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Serena Williams made the perfect return to the US Open after last year’s controversial final by thrashing her long-time rival Maria Sharapova. But the mood was rather different as she beat the 32-year-old Russian for the 19th time in a row. Williams, 37, won 6-1 6-1 in a first-round meeting which ... -
Serena’s search for 24th Grand Slam continues after another Wimbledon loss
London, July 13, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Simona Halep torpedoed Serena Williams’s latest bid to capture a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on Saturday when she stormed to a sensational victory in a 56-minute Wimbledon final. The 27-year-old Romanian captured her second career major with a 6-2, 6-2 victory adding a maiden Wimbledon the first for her country in ... -
Serena Williams is Forbe’s first richest self made woman athlete
London, June 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has made history as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m) Serena is among Forbes list of America’s Richest ... -
US Open: Serena Williams fined $17,000 over violation of code
London, September 9, 2018 (AltAfrica)-23-times Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams has been fined a total of $17,000 (£13,000) for violations of code during the US Open final on Saturday. Serena was defeated by Naomi Osaka in straight sets but the contest will be long remembered for her involvement with chair umpire Carlos Ramos. She was slammed with ...
