Serena Williams Easily Reaches US Open Final

Serena Williams Easily Reaches US Open Final

The latest woman to absorb a lopsided loss against Serena Williams thinks the 14-time Grand Slam champion should take on a new challenge.

"Given that men are always quick to say women are a lot worse ... I'd love to see her play in a (lower-level) men's tournament and see how they deal with her. It's easy to talk. On the court, it would be different," the 10th-seeded Sara Errani said.

"I've practiced with a lot of guys ranked 400th or 500th," Errani explained. "I've never played with a man who hits as hard as she does."

Williams wasted little time or energy while overwhelming Italy's Errani 6-1, 6-2 on Friday night to reach the final and move one victory away from a fourth U.S. Open championship. With a 38-6 edge in winners and nine aces to raise her tournament-leading total to 50, Williams needed only 64 minutes to dismiss Errani, the runner-up at the French Open.

Not only has Williams won every set she's played, she's dropped a total of only 19 games across six matches.

Indeed, Errani found some satisfaction in forcing Williams to stay on court for more than an hour.

"My objective," Errani said, "was to prolong the match as much as possible."

In Saturday night's final, the fourth-seeded Williams will face top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, who beat Maria Sharapova in three sets earlier Friday. Williams is 9-1 against Azarenka.

"Obviously, Victoria wants to win, too," Williams told the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium. "But I'm American, guys. Last one standing. Go USA!"

It was 12 months ago that Williams was stunned in straight sets in the U.S. Open final by Sam Stosur of Australia. Facing a break point at the start of the second set, Williams pounded a forehand she celebrated with her familiar yell of "Come on!" But she screamed as Stosur was reaching to return the shot. The chair umpire awarded the point to Stosur, setting Williams off on a series of insults directed at the official, including, "You're just unattractive inside."

In the 2009 semifinals in New York, Williams launched into her infamous foot-fault tirade and was docked a point on match point, ending a loss to Kim Clijsters.

When a reporter mentioned to Williams, who won the U.S. Open in 1999, 2002 and 2008, that nothing of that sort has happened this year, she replied: "Hey, it's not done yet."

"Well, I did grunt once today, and I thought, 'God, I hope I don't lose the point," Williams said. "Like I said, my goal this year was not to get in any fights."

Everything has gone so smoothly these two weeks.

It's part of a stretch of dominance that has carried her to a 25-1 record since a shocking first-round exit at the French Open in late May, the only time in 49 Grand Slam appearances that Williams lost her opening match.

Her recent surge includes titles at Wimbledon and the London Olympics.

"It's really awesome," Williams said in an on-court interview. "That is what I wanted, and what I dreamed of, all year."

In many ways, her semifinal was a complete mismatch.

Errani had never been past the third round at the U.S. Open — and never past the fourth round at any major tournament — until this year. She reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in January, then made it all the way to the final at the French Open, losing there to Sharapova.

So Friday's match was only her second major semifinal, Williams' 22nd, and that disparity showed right from the outset.

US Open 2012: Serena Williams vs Sara Errani – as it happened

US Open 2012: Serena Williams vs Sara Errani – as it happened

Wrap-up

Serena Williams has beaten Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 in the second women's semi-final at the 2012 US Open, and that about sums up what you need to know from a match that should have been prefixed by the very definition of 'mis'. Errani is the world No10, which is fair enough, but Serena Williams is the No4 and that seems a tad odd, all told. You'd have to back her to beat Victoria Azarenka in tomorrow, Saturday night's final.

Remains only to a) put out an all-boffins call for an explanation of the rankings system and b) ponder how to play myself out.

Well, there's only one way, isn't there?

Will be back – with Sir Roger, possibly, whether beating up muppets while singing at them or not – tomorrow.

Serena Williams wins 6-1, 6-2

Second set: Williams 6-2 Errani* (*denotes next server) Williams wins 6-1, 6-2

Serena to serve for the match, which one rather expects she will win in something rather like short order.

Errani challenges a call on the first point, and loses the challenge as her return was indeed out. Serena dominates the next point, behind a heavy serve, for 30-0. Williams has won 21-9 on unforced errors, but this is triple match point time.

Match point #1: not an ace, though it looked like one. A second serve ace follows, though, and in an hour and four minutes that's that and Serena Williams will face Victoria Azarenka tomorrow – Saturday – night.

Second set: Williams* 5-2 Errani (*denotes next server) Williams leads 6-1, 5-2

Errani to stay in it, then... Serena tries a ludicrously optimistic drop shot from the baseline and doesn't make it, so it's 15-0, and it's 30-0 as a return of serve goes long. An Errani error follows, though - under no pressure whatsoever - and another on a sliced backhand to the baseline. Some form of game plan there... not that it worked.

At 30-all, Serena plays a fine double-handed backhand down the lines and it is, inevitably, match point.

Match point #1: Serena hits the net with her service return, and then misses an aggressive attempted winner down the line. Serena tries a drop shot, seems to amble after it and Errani gets to it to play the winner and take the game.

Second set: Williams 5-1 Errani* (*denotes next server) Williams leads 6-1, 5-1

Serena to serve, needing only two games to get this semi-final over and done with. Massive first serve for 15-0, although Errani got a touch on it to stop Serena taking four aces in a row.

A rather feathered, placed ace makes it 30-15, though, and a bad error on the forehand for Errani makes it 40-15. Ace does it.

Second set: Williams* 4-1 Errani (*denotes next server) Williams leads 6-1, 4-1

Marvellous winner from Serena when Errani makes a rare appearance at the net, a forehand too hard and too low for the Italian to cope. The next point is bossed by Serena for 0-30 and the one after that... brings a bad error from Serena at the net. Double-handed backhand to open court and she duffed it. Hey-ho.

And another error, double-handed forehand into the net this time, makes it 30-all. Williams' errors are keeping Errani vaguely alive, but break point then arrives with a fierce backhand at the net and a very loud scream indeed.

Can one be "vaguely alive"? Surely one is alive or one, well, isn't.

As if to illustrate the point, Errani loses break point on the rally, finding the net yet again, and thus, to all intents and purposes, now isn't alive in this match.

Serena Williams wins Family Circle Cup title

Serena Williams wins Family Circle Cup title



Charleston: Serena Williams capped a dominant week with another powerful performance to beat Lucie Safarova 6-0, 6-1 and capture her first clay-court tournament in four years at the Family Circle Cup on Sunday.


Williams didn't drop a set in five matches this week and lost only three games over the weekend, dispatching Samantha Stosur, 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals before ousting Safarova. She hadn't won a tournament on clay — or even gotten to a final on the surface — since taking the 2008 championship here.


Williams has said throughout the week how comfortable she felt in her short time on clay this year. That showed against the 25-year-old Safarova, ranked 26th in the world.


Williams served a 107-mph ace on match point, shrieking in joy and waving to the crowd.

Williams came into the week off a trip to the quarter-finals at the Sony Ericsson Open and had just a day or so to get in any work on the slower clay at the Family Circle Tennis Center. She looked rusty in her opening match, a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elena Vesnina on Tuesday.

But Williams came back in her next match with a strong attitude and a much sharper game. She took out Marina Erakovic 6-2, 6-2 and was in control early in her quarterfinals win over Sabine Lisicki, who retired after twisting her left ankle.

Williams was at her best, though, on the weekend.

She didn't give Stosur, the reigning US Open champion, room to breathe in the semi-finals. Williams concluded the clay-court run with her win over Safarova.

How dominant was Williams' serve? She was not broken in 24 service games over her last four matches.

"She was amazing," said Safarova, who fell to 0-5 against Williams. "She deserves to be the champion."

And Williams may be prepared to win even more this clay-court season.

She's not scheduled to play again until next month in Madrid, then at the Italian Open before moving on the Paris for the year's second Grand Slam, the French Open.

Williams has talked frequently this week of her desire to add another title at Roland Garros — she won her only French crown in 2002 — to her Hall-of-Fame resume of 13 major championships. She also talked about moving to Paris.

The Family Circle Cup victory was a great start to her clay-court season.

Williams also was happy to honor the 40th anniversary of the Family Circle tournament and the legacy of women's tennis. The tournament named its stadium court for tennis great and pioneer Billie Jean King, who was on court during Williams' trophy ceremony.

King and members of the Original 9 players, who defied the tennis establishment to form the first women's tour and fight for better prize money, were saluted during the weekend

Williams earned $115,000 for the victory, a far cry from the first Family Circle in 1973 that offered a then-unheard of $100,000 in total prize money.

"I want to thank, Billie," Williams said. "Without her, I don't know if any of us would be here."

Serena routs Stosur, reaches Family Circle final

Serena routs Stosur, reaches Family Circle final

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) – Serena Williams even impressed herself with her powerful showing at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday, beating Sam Stosur 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the final.


Williams needed less than an hour to dispatch the second-seeded Australian — the woman who beat her in last year's U.S. Open final — and progress to the decider of this clay-court tournament.
"It was just one of those days that I could have done anything against anybody," Williams said.
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The 10th-ranked player was on her game from the start, winning the match's first eight points and rarely letting Stosur catch a breath.

On Sunday, Williams will face Lucie Safarova, who had an even more lopsided victory, dispatching Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-0.
Stosur held serve to cut Williams' lead to 2-1, then lost the next nine games.

Williams hit a forehand winner to end the match moments later, and eliminated Stosur from a tournament for the second straight week. Williams beat Stosur 7-5, 6-3 last week at the Sony Ericsson Open, serving 20 aces — tying per personal best — in the hard-court win.

Williams only had seven aces in this one, but was in command of nearly every shot she hit.
"I have to say this is probably the best match I've played in my career, either in a long time or it's up there in the top five," Williams said.

Safarova has lost all four times she's played Williams. The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic watched the opening semifinal and said she'll have a plan to slow down Williams' attack. After all, Safarova didn't lose a game in her semi, something she joked about with Serena.

"'Yeah, I got you,'" Safarova told Williams when they saw each other after the match.
If Williams matches her Saturday effort in the finals, Safarova will have her hands full. "It's a great challenge. She's a great player," Safarova said, "and you see what she's done today."

Stosur, the 28-year-old ranked fifth, combines a powerful serve with the fitness to chase down about any shot. She rallied on Friday to defeat Serena's older sister, Venus, and was seeking to become just the eighth player to beat both Williams sisters in the same tournament.
Serena quickly made sure that didn't happen.

"She was way too good today," Stosur said. "She was pretty happy with the way she played."
The hole in Williams' Hall-of-Fame resume is clearly on clay. She owns 13 Grand Slam titles, but just one coming at the French Open. Williams beat sister Venus in 2002 for the championship at Roland Garros. Serena reached the semifinals there the next year and has not made it past the quarterfinals in five appearances since.

Williams believes she's sliding better than she has in recent years and excited about her prospects on the surface this year.
"I'm trying to play like this at the end of the clay-court season," she said. "So we'll see."

Serena Williams dominates Venus withdraws

Williams sisters: Serena dominates, Venus withdraws

While Serena continued her summer comeback, defeating her first three opponents in straight sets on way to the round of 16, big sister Venus withdrew on Day 3 Wednesday due to Sjögren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that she said has been causing fatigue and joint pain.

Despite her No. 28 seed, Serena came in as the consensus favorite and proved to be just that, dropping only three games in her first two matches against Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski and the Netherlands’ Michaella Krajicek, respectively. In the third round, the 29-year-old three-time Open champion looked poised to take a fourth, knocking out the No. 4 seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6-1, 7-6(5).

Next up, Serena will face No. 16 seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, the 2008 French Open champ, who has also breezed through her matches in straight sets. The road from there should only get tougher as five top-10 seeds remain: No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, No. 2 Vera Zvonareva, No. 7 Francesca Schiavone, No. 9 Samantha Stosur and No. 10 Andrea Petkovic.

As for Venus, after calling it quits before her second-round match against Germany’s Sabine Lisicki she said she hopes to return to the court "soon." A two-time Open champ, the 31-year-old beat Vesna Dolonts of Russia in the first round.

Serena & Entire Top 20 In Toronto Field

Serena & Entire Top 20 In Toronto Field

TORONTO, Canada - The entire Top 24 plus a legendary player trying to work her way back up the rankings will descend on Toronto this week for the prestigious $2,050,000 Rogers Cup, held at the Rexall Centre in Toronto.

Watch Toronto all week on WTA Live powered by TennisTV!

World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki leads the field as the top seed, and will look to get back on track after early losses at Roland Garros and Wimbledon - as well as at her only tournament since the grass court season in Bastad, where she had to retire from her second round match due to a right shoulder strain. One year ago Wozniacki went all the way to the title here and after a bye begins her defense against either Yanina Wickmayer or Roberta Vinci.

World No.2 Kim Clijsters has only played two tournaments in the last four months due to a series of injuries (shoulder, wrist, ankle) but is back on the courts and ready to make her first appearance of the summer in Toronto. Like Wozniacki, Clijsters has also raised the trophy here before, winning it in 2005. Also the recipient of a first round bye, she kicks off with a qualifier.

Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Petra Kvitova and Francesca Schiavone are seeded No.3 through No.8. French Open champion Li and Wimbledon champion Kvitova will be playing their first tournaments of the summer hardcourt season, as will Schiavone.

Schiavone is doing an ESPN live chat Monday at 3pm ET - click here!

Marion Bartoli, Sam Stosur, Andrea Petkovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova,Agnieszka Radwanska, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Jelena Jankovic andDominika Cibulkova are seeded No.9 to No.16, respectively.

Another star in the draw will be Serena Williams, who returned from a year-long injury and illness lay-off before Wimbledon. Although she is ranked down in the 70s, she has even fewer tournaments on her points total with three, and just over a week ago made an emphatic run in Stanford, winning the first WTA title of her comeback (beating Sharapova, Sabine Lisicki and Bartoli in the last three rounds). She begins against former Top 20 player Alona Bondarenko.

Serena Williams winner's trophy Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif

Serena Williams, of the United States, poses with the winner's trophy after beating Marion Bartoli, of France, 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament, in Stanford, Calif

Serena Williams final of the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, California

Serena Williams, of the United States, watches a return to Marion Bartoli, of France, during the final of the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif.

Serena Williams of the U.S. follows through with a serve against Marion Bartoli of France during the Bank of the West tennis final at Stanford University in Stanford, California.

Serena Williams of the United States hits a return against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia during the Bank of the West tennis at Stanford University in Stanford, California

Serena Williams hits a forehand against Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during the Bank of the West tennis tournament in Stanford, Calif.

Girl Power gone mad at Wimbledon as women serve up snoring Saturday

Girl Power gone mad at Wimbledon as women serve up snoring Saturday

Beyoncé will not get away with a 45 minute set when she headlines Glastonbury tonight.

Kelly Smith will not be playing 30 minutes each way in England's opening game of the womens' football World Cup, against Mexico tomorrow.

Tennis is a little different.

Men and women have the same prize money, but different shift patterns.

Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and top seed Caroline Wosniacki, leading contenders for Wimbledon's £1.1million winners' cheque, each lost precisely five games yesterday.

It may be politically incorrect to support the august members of the All england Club's order of Play Committee, but they have a point.

In terms of entertainment, the womens' game lacks natural rivalries, compelling storylines, and recognisable names.

Complaints about lack of exposure on Wimbledon's show courts do not really stack up.

Ironically, those rallying behind the mildewed flags of past sex discrimination battles are doing Serena a disservice.

The diversion unintentionally belittles her spirit, the resolve required to win a third successive Wimbledon singles title after a 49-week absence.

The background to her attempt, which gathered momentum with a 6-3 6-2 win over maria Kirilenko, is no less compelling for its sudden familiarity.

Two scars, a blemish on the inside of her left foot, and an ugly weal across the top of her right, are the legacy from an accident in a munich restaurant, four days after Wimbledon last year.

Two operations followed, but were not as remotely traumatic as the "near death experience" of finding blood clots on both lungs.

Serena must still inject herself with anti-coagulant before any flight.

even operating at 60 per cent capacity, she has the athleticism, self-belief, and strength of serve to make her a legitimate contender.

She said: "I wouldn't bet against me. I'm here, I'm alive, and I don't take any moment for granted."

Her serve was, on average 20 mph faster than that of Kirilenko, an identikit russian making her eighth Wimbledon appearance at the ripe old age of 24. The ball sounds so much crisper when it leaves her racquet. once Serena acquires match sharpness, it will be all over for the ovas.

She has won 13 Grand Slam titles, only two fewer than the other 127 members of the original draw.

Apart from the Williams sisters, Sharapova is the only active member of the WTA tour to have won Wimbledon.

She's a mini corporation, with annual income of £20m.

Nice work if you can get it, when the likes of Klara Zakopalova, beaten 6-2 6-3 yesterday, do not detain her unduly.

Wozniacki was similarly untroubled against Jarmila Gajdosova. The Centre Court provided the statutory standing ovation - but this was in honour of servicemen, sitting in the royal box.

The search for other heroines is similarly dispiriting.

Victoria Azarenka, the fourth seed, is apparently big in Minsk. She has an inconsistent serve and sounds like Minnie Mouse succumbing to torture.

It doesn't take much imagination to envisage Serena and Venus facing each other in Saturday's final, for the third time in four years.

Serena's vulnerability - the tears and the tenderness with which she treated cancer victim Jack marshall earlier in the week - has not given her universal popularity.

But, as Marion Bartoli, her fourth-round opponent, admitted "she is the ultimate competitor." Almost too good, in fact for her sport.

Serena Williams Alexandra Willis

Alexandra Willis

Serena Williams, the most dominant female player of the past decade, is an extraordinary anomaly: A decade-long winner in a sport where longevity has often gone the way of wooden rackets and white balls.

The younger of the two Williams sisters, who famously entered her first professional tournament without her father knowing bceause he didn't feel she was ready, made her first impact at Wimbledon in 1998, winning the mixed doubles title alongside Max Mirnyi. Few could imagine what she would go on to achieve. Missing the 1999 tournament because of injury, in 2000 Serena swept all the way to the semi-finals, only to fall foul of her sister Venus. In 2001, Jennifer Capriati was her conqueror, this time in the quarter-finals. Serena seemed to be going backwards.

But all that changed in 2002. Arriving at Wimbledon on the back of her second Grand Slam title, at the French Open, Serena came past first Amelie Mauresmo and then sister Venus, winning the title without dropping a set. Taking the world No.1 ranking, she went on to complete 'the Serena Slam' - holding all four Grand Slam titles at once, the first player to do so since Steffi Graf in 1988. It is an achievement that has not been repeated since.

Having won Wimbledon again in 2003, Serena suffered a surprise loss to Maria Sharapova in the 2004 final, lost in the third round to Jill Craybas in 2005, and missed the 2006 tournament entirely. With rumours swirling about her absence from the game, Serena entered the 2007 Australian Open ranked just No.81 in the world, and pulled off one of the performances of her career to win the title. Although her success in Melbourne did not translate to Wimbledon, exiting the tournament at the hands of Justine Henin, the following three years saw the Williams sisters reclaim their hold on the Venus Rosewater Dish. A finalist in 2008, Serena won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010.

Not only that, the younger Williams is also a tremendous doubles player. She and sister Venus have completed a career Slam of the four Major doubles titles, winning the Wimbledon ladies' doubles on four occasions, when every time, one or other of the sisters had won the singles trophy earlier in the day.

There is no doubt that Serena is intimidating. When she gets that banshee wail going, double-fisting left, right and centre from all corners of the court, hooped earrings flying all over the place, most of today's opponents simply stop and stare. And you can't blame them. But reputation alone does not make you a world-beater. Nor does talent. No matter how well Serena wallops the ball, she has beaten far more talented ball-strikers than herself. And for that, she has to thank her approach to the sport.

Half the battle in tennis is staying healthy, but staying interested is most of the rest. The Williams sisters, first Venus, and then Serena, have always played sparingly, which lent them a certain mystique long before they were champions. Everyone knew about the Williams sisters, they just didn't know what made them tick. Since then Serena and (to a lesser extent) Venus, have picked and chosen when to be immersed and when to step back. Few athletes have the self-assurance to do that and to handle the inevitable fallout. But Serena has it in spades. No matter how much you may like or not like her, there's no denying that Serena has a passion for life, and a passion for tennis. That unusual ability to combine the two seems to be her secret. We wish her all the best on her road to recovery, and hope to welcome her back to The Championships to defend her title in 2011.

Singles Champion:2002, 2003, 2009, 2010

Doubles Champion:2000, 2002, 2008, 2009

Mixed Doubles Champion:1998

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Mahi

Wimbledon 2011 Serena Williams wins support from head of WTA over Court 2 'exile' claim in sexism row

Wimbledon 2011: Serena Williams wins support from head of WTA over Court 2 'exile' claim in sexism row

Defending champion Serena Williams has been backed by the head of the women's tour after complaining about being forced to play on Court Two at Wimbledon.

Williams believes she and sister Venus, who played her first-round match on the same court, are getting a raw deal in comparison to the elite men.

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray's matches have been played exclusively on Centre and Court One so far.

The 29-year-old Williams overcame an early scare to beat Romanian Simona Halep 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 on the court situated in the corner of the All England Club closest to Wimbledon Village.

And then she expressed dissatisfaction with the scheduling, notably with the fact the top men are rarely asked to leave the main two show courts.
"Yeah, they're never moved across," said Williams, who will play Russian 26th seed Maria Kirilenko in the third round.

Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon Championships 2011.

Vera Zvonareva shakes hand with Serena Williams at second round single tennis

Russia's Vera Zvonareva, left, shakes-hand with U.S.'s Serena Williams at the end of their second round single tennis match at the Eastbourne International grass court tournament in Eastbourne, England

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during her singles tennis match

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during her singles tennis match against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria at the Eastbourne International grass court tennis tournament in Eastbourne, England

Curvy tennis star Serena Williams gets her beach wiggle on... but her tiny bikini is barely fit for purpose

Curvy tennis star Serena Williams gets her beach wiggle on... but her tiny bikini is barely fit for purpose
Serena Williams looks in great spirits as she confidently shimmies down the beach in a mis-matched bikini.

The Wimbledon tennis champion put on a little dance as she relaxed with friends in Miami today.

But the 29-year-old came close to a double fault - her strapless bikini top clearly struggled to contain her ample bosom.

Check me out: A confident Serena Williams relaxes with friends on the beach in Miami today and was spotted dancing around, appearing to be in a very cheerful mood

Getting better all the time: The tennis star is recuperating from emergency surgery in February to have a blood clot removed from her lung

Roll with it: Serena Williams busted some moves on the Miami beach
Williams has been recuperating in Miami following emergency surgery two months ago. She is recovering from an operation to remove a blood clot 'the size of a grapefruit' found in her lung in February.

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Serena Williams Bikini Pictures In Miami

Serena Williams Bikini Pictures In Miami

Tennis celebrity Serena Williams relaxes on the beach in Miami, Florida on April 16, 2011 with friends.

Enjoy the pics!

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Mahi

Serena Williams not engaged to Common

Serena Williams not engaged to Common  

Los Angeles, Jan 16 (IANS) Tennis ace Serena Williams has shot down reports that she is engaged to rapper Common.

The couple began dating in 2007 and reunited late last year after a brief split and recent reports suggested that they are set to take their romance to next level. 

However, Williams representative has denied the rumours, saying they are "not true at all", reports aceshowbiz.com.

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Mahi

Serena Williams Her Big Booty! in Sexy Bikini Videos

Tennis star Serena Williams was spotted in a bikini dancing and shaking her famous assets on Miami Beach. She was seen enjoying her time on the beach with her friend and also later spotted with her on-off boyfriend Common.

Serena Williams in Sexy Bikini Swimsuit

Serena Williams Lacy Bikini Cool Off!

Serena Williams in Sexy  Bikini Swimsuit 

When Preity met Serena Williams

When Preity met Serena Williams 

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Bollywood actress Preity Zinta says she enjoyed a dinner with Tennis ace Serena Williams during her US trip.

Preity posted a picture on her microblogging site Twitter and wrote: "At Dinner with Serena Williams! She is absolutely wonderful and full of life. Love her style."

"Meeting Serena was definitely inspiring! Must confess I am a huge fan! It takes a lot to be No.1," she added.

The actress also got an opportunity to meet late singer Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine and his wife as she was in New York for the India Day parade at Times Square to celebrate India's Independence Day.

She has posted a picture of that too saying: "Met Jermaine Jackson and his beautiful wife Halima for dinner." 

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Mahi

Serena Williams loves heels

Serena Williams loves heels  

London, Aug 25 (IANS) Ace tennis player Serena Williams makes a fashion statement even in the tennis court, but says she gets close to tears if she can't wear high heels.

Williams hates getting injured because it hampers her from wearing stylish footwear, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"When I'm injured it's devastating because I know I won't be able to wear heels. I'm practically in tears," said Serena.

The world's number one tennis player wonders how she became a sportswoman, especially because she has a very delicate, girly side to herself.

"I'm the complete not-normal athlete, and I often wonder how I got into sports because I hate working out. I hate running. I hate all that stuff. I love doing my nails, reading, going to the movies and wearing high heels - the higher the better actually," she added.  

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Mahi