NEW YORK – When third-seeded Maria Sharapova looks at the list of top contenders for the U.S. Open, here’s what she sees: _Serena Williams, seeded 28th and on the comeback trail, and her sister, Venus, unseeded and barely on the radar this year. _A top seed, Caroline Wozniacki, who has never won a Grand Slam ...
NEW YORK – When third-seeded Maria Sharapova looks at the list of top contenders for the U.S. Open, here’s what she sees: _Serena Williams, seeded 28th and on the comeback trail, and her sister, Venus, unseeded and barely on the radar this year. _A top seed, Caroline Wozniacki, who has never won a Grand Slam ...
WIMBLEDON, England – Venus and Serena Williams were eliminated in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Monday, the first time in five years neither sister will play in the quarterfinals at the All England Club. Defending champion and four-time winner Serena was the first to go, beaten 6-3, 7-6 (6) by Marion Bartoli of France, ...
WIMBLEDON, England – Head bowed, Andy Roddick trudged off Centre Court, his purple Wimbledon towel dragging along the turf. As the three-time runner-up at the All England Club headed for the exit, he passed some kids clamoring for an autograph from their front-row perch. Roddick paused and tossed his blue-framed racket underhand. Thanks to his ...