Former British tennis star Mark Petchey has advised Emma Raducanu to ‘get after’ Serena Williams in their mouth-watering Cincinnati Masters match-up on Monday. The pair are due to meet on court for the first time with a matter of weeks left in Williams’ glittering career, having announced her intention to retire earlier this month. Williams […]
Emma Raducanu has been preparing for her showdown with Serena Williams by hitting with Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on the practice courts. The talented Briton has been drawn to face Williams in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters on Monday. Raducanu burst onto the scene last year as she reached the fourth round of […]
Serena Williams is considered one of the Greatest tennis players to grace the court. The winner of 23 Grand Slam titles recently announced that the upcoming US Open will be her last. In her words, Serena said she was ‘evolving’ out of the sport, a decision she felt reluctant to admit. However, the 2012 Olympic […]
On 12 November 2002, almost 20 years ago, Serena Williams played the last match of her season, narrowly losing to Kim Clijsters in the WTA Championship final. It closed off one of the greatest professional tennis seasons, which included three grand slam titles in a row, Williams’ rise to No 1 and her emergence as […]
Raducanu has received one of her toughest draws yet, as she will come up against former world No 1 and 73-time title winner Williams at the Western and Southern Open. The first – and likely last – meeting between the US Open champion and legend of the sport is the most anticipated opening round of […]
CINCINNATI (AFP) – Serena Williams will face a challenging first-round clash with reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu when the US tennis great’s farewell tour continues at Cincinnati on Monday (Aug 13). Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, revealed this week that the “countdown has begun” to her retirement, with the 40-year-old expected to bid […]
Emma Raducanu will face Serena Williams for the first time in her career after the pair were drawn to face each other in the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati. Williams, who will turn 41 next month, indicated this week that she was planning retirement soon, stating she was ‘evolving away from tennis, toward other […]
“She keeps playing because she obviously loves the game. The longevity of her career is something that a lot of the players, especially me, can aspire to. She definitely changed the game. There’s never been someone who’s dominated like her.” The US Open gets underway on Monday, August 29. The event will now seemingly represent […]
430 days. That is the time that Serena Williams had to wait to win an official match again and break a fast that had become unbearable for her, despite her few appearances on the major circuit between 2021 and 2022. The American champion, who seemed to be in good condition despite her legitimate mobility issues, […]
Top players continue to be bundled out of the Canadian Open, with World No. 1 Iga Swiatek being the latest casualty. She lost to Beatriz Haddad Maia in three sets. Serena Williams has adapted her gameplay from time to time over the course of her two-decade long career. Nike has now released a video analyzing […]