Serena Williams News

Venus and Serena Williams have never been held to the same standards as other athletes in their sport.

Longtime rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet for the title Sunday at the Rome Masters in their first final since the 2011 French Open.

Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final.

Last week in Madrid, Serena Williams played Maria Sharapova in the final. This is the matchup that many in tennis would love to be able to call a rivalry, but Serena stubbornly refuses to let it happen.

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year.

Serena and Venus Williams celebrate a point during their women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August 2012.

Top-ranked Serena Williams rolled past Spanish opponent Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 Friday to reach the Italian Open semifinals and extend her winning streak to a career-best 22 matches.

Top-ranked Serena Williams extended her winning streak to a career-best 22 matches and reached the Italian Open semifinals by beating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-0 Friday.

Serena Williams made it 21 wins on the bounce with an easy victory over Dominika Cibulkova to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Italian Open.

Viktor Troicki couldn't believe it when a chair umpire at the Italian Open in Rome overruled the line judge and called his shot out.

Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Reigning two-time champion Maria Sharapova resumed her winning ways in Rome with an easy second-round victory, while her fellow former world No.

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week.

WILLIAMS 4-1 - Serena really worked through the gears in that game, holding to love to consolidate the break, finding her first ace in the process.

This is where it was supposed to happen for Samantha Stosur , right here on Europe's clay courts.

As the best players in the world prepare for the French Open, the Rome Masters gives them a great chance for a final tuneup before the Grand Slam event.

Serena Williams celebrates after winninga singles match in last year's U.S. Open.

Sitting in a friend's Manhattan condo last fall, Zina Garrison couldn't get the TV to work, so she tossed the remote onto the coffee table and shrugged her shoulders.

Serena Williams, of the United States, meets the media during the Rome's tennis master tournament, Monday, May 13, 2013.

Robson had eight double-faults and Williams six, the gusts complicating play at Foro Italico.