tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:12:45 +0000http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)Blogger276125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-620650113539756604Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:09:00 +00002008-07-23T17:12:45.797-04:00ESPYSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Openhttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/venus-and-serena-espy-host-audition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/343927893" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-3351987643876067608Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:41:00 +00002008-07-22T17:58:50.239-04:00East West Bank ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open Serena Williams has withdrawn from the East West Bank Classic ($600,000 hardcourt tournament) because of her sore left knee. "It's a huge disappointment for me to be unable to play the East West Bank Classic in my hometown of LA," said Williams, who said Monday she hoped to play despite the injury. "I've been getting intensive therapy and doing everything in my power to get my knee in shape forhttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-withdraws-from-east-west-bank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/342937169" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-6813563104038995468Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:23:00 +00002008-07-21T21:56:32.435-04:00East West Bank ClassicCarsonLASerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open By Beth Harris, AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. — Serena Williams plans to keep playing through a left knee injury despite advice from a doctor and her father that she rest with less than three weeks before the Beijing Olympics. She figures her injured knee "will be old news" by the time the Olympic tennis competition begins Aug. 10. Williams withdrew from Saturday's semifinals of the Bank of http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-plans-to-play-through-left-knee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/342097053" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-3525430246495942361Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:59:00 +00002008-07-21T19:36:12.794-04:00Indian WellsSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenEffective next year, the WTA Tour will institute a policy that designates four tournaments, outside the Grand Slam events, as mandatory for the tour’s top players (or players could do sponsor and media duties /publicity anywhere in the tournament's "publicity circumference," which is gauged at 125 miles). The goal is to stop an irritating tradition of players developing phantom injuries and http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-and-indian-wells-situation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/341998180" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-2126956122861574427Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:54:00 +00002008-07-20T10:00:12.132-04:00StanfordBank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenSerena Williams' busy summer schedule caught up with her, making her the latest U.S. Olympian dealing with a knee injury as the Beijing Games approach. But Williams had felt healthy most of this year, playing a busy schedule since winning in Miami in the beginning of April. She played 26 matches in a three-month span that went through her loss in the Wimbledon final to big sister, Venus. http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-speaks-on-knee-issue-next-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/340672247" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-3959148489521531929Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:01:00 +00002008-07-19T18:08:38.500-04:00Bank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/sun-will-shine-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/340174362" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-202367792193553491Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:32:00 +00002008-07-19T17:42:39.242-04:00Bank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. - Top-seeded Serena Williams injured her left knee and pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday, becoming the third singles player on the U.S. Olympic women's tennis team with a knee injury. She retired while trailing during the second set of her semifinal match against qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak. Williams' sister Venus and http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-retires-during-semi-final-w-knee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/340158530" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-4907670068732095640Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:08:00 +00002008-07-18T23:18:48.538-04:00StanfordBank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open Semi-FinalSerena (USA)[1] vs. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN)[Q] Head-To-Head 0-0 Taube Family Tennis CenterStanford University 12:00pmMatch will air (LIVE) on ESPN2 at 3:00pm ESThttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/bank-of-west-classic-semi-final.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/339568103" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-1123823601590555459Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:21:00 +00002008-07-18T21:25:00.854-04:00Serena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenThe Tennis ChannelIt was just announced on the Tennis Channel that Serena's quarter-final match against Patty Schnyder will air immediately after the 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships quarter-final match between Tursunov and Capdeville. They are now in the 3rd set of that match.http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serenas-match-on-tennis-channel-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/339496698" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-1727034002963111583Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:21:00 +00002008-07-18T20:23:52.205-04:00Bank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenSerena has defeated Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-final round at the Bank of the West Classic. The match lasted less than an hour. Serena now advances to the Semi-finals. With this win, Serena extends her Head-To-Head advantage to 8-3. For those of you on the east coast, the Tennis Channel will air this match (tonight) at 11:00pm (per the programming guide) w/ the 1st Quarter-final matchhttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-stops-patty-advances-to-semis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/339440204" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-533884805335350931Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:25:00 +00002008-07-18T19:54:44.277-04:00Tennis ChannelSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenSerena's Bank of the West Classic quarter-final match against Patty Schnyder will be televised (tape delay) on the Tennis Channel tonight. The programming guide states that the 1st Quarter-Final will air at 9:00pm EST and the 2nd Quarter-Final at 11:00pm EST. (Serena played the 2nd Quarter-Final match). As noted before, this is Serena's first time playing the Bank of the West Classic. She has an http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/tennis-channel-will-air-serenas-qtr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/338852243" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-6944282194422468053Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:43:00 +00002008-07-18T05:47:18.663-04:00Art for Life AuctionRussell SimmonsSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenIn support of Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Art for Life Auction, Serena Williams will give the highest online bidder a one-hour tennis lesson. Afterwards, Williams will hand over the racquet she used in her loss to older sister Venus at this year's Wimbledon. All bids can be placed via Charitybuzz.com. By Wednesday afternoon at 5:00P.M., there was a bid for $6,700. The auction ends today http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-to-give-tennis-lesson-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/338761901" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-5222845564902786428Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:54:00 +00002008-07-18T05:20:37.963-04:00StanfordBank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open Quarter-Final Serena (USA)[1] vs. Patty Schnyder (SUI)[5]Serena leads Head-To-Head 7-3Taube Family Tennis Center Stanford University 2:00pm (5:00pm EST)http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/bank-of-west-classic-quarter-final.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/338432206" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-6093016835765609893Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:52:00 +00002008-07-17T01:04:38.658-04:00StanfordBank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Off her game and rattled by a teen 11 years younger, the top-seeded Williams rallied from one set down to beat hard-hitting Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night in the second round of the Bank of the West Classic. Williams, playing her first match since losing the Wimbledon final to big sister Venus, committed eight unforced errors in http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-advances-at-bank-of-west-classic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/337744574" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-9074925426097910234Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:58:00 +00002008-07-15T18:14:48.066-04:00StanfordBank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open 2nd RoundSerena (USA)[1] vs. Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR)[Q] Head-To-Head 0-0 Taube Family Tennis CenterStanford University 7:00pm.http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/bank-of-west-classic-2nd-round.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/336486789" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-3366912138504341502Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:24:00 +00002008-07-15T05:29:59.779-04:00StanfordBank of the West ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open By Matthew Cronin STANFORD, California, July 14 (Reuters) - Serena Williams is adamant she does not plan on ending 2008 without a grand slam title or an Olympic gold medal. The top seed at this week's Stanford Classic, Williams has had what many players on the WTA tour would consider a good season, winning in Bangalore, Miami and Charleston. However, she has fallen short at the grand slams, http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-hungry-for-another-grand-slam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/335921712" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-7076175357541808922Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:17:00 +00002008-07-15T05:31:11.212-04:00StanfordEast West Bank ClassicSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open Little time to rest for weary world-traveler Williams By Darren Sabedra / MEDIANEWS STAFF STANFORD — Serena Williams is here — finally. The woman who has withdrawn from the Bank of the West Classic three times dating to 2003 pulled up a chair in a hospitality tent near Stanford University's Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Monday and looked, well, a little groggy. It's been a busy few weeks forhttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-arrives-at-stanford.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/335921713" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-1251340874788613445Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:16:00 +00002008-07-14T10:33:43.754-04:00Washington KastlesWTTSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Prepared to duel against marquee players in four of their last five home matches of the season entering Sunday, the Newport Beach Breakers put up a brave fight before being edged by World No. 5 and eight-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams and the Washington Kastles, 18-16, at Breakers Stadium at Newport Beach Country Club. Just over a week removed from http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-and-kastles-edge-nb-breakers-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/335142251" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-2152309857342693869Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:43:00 +00002008-07-13T19:46:48.324-04:00Serena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open SERENA WILLIAMS - "Having grown up in LA, I always looked forward to the day I would come back. The Peninsula was the first place I lived upon my return. It was a time of discovering my independence, so this hotel is a symbol of my transition into adulthood." Photograph by Sarah A. Friedmanhttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/nice-serena-pic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/334606944" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-8765348324607591485Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:59:00 +00002008-07-12T13:02:42.088-04:00StanfordBank of the WestSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenIt appears Serena Williams really is Stanford-bound this time. After pulling out of three previously scheduled appearances at the Bank of the West Classic, the eight-time Grand Slam champion and recent Wimbledon finalist was the top seed when the tournament draw was announced Friday. "She's got her hotel reservations made and her credentials lined up," tournament director Adam Barrett said. "Wehttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serena-is-top-seed-at-bank-of-west.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/333648234" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-8426750699123923109Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:32:00 +00002008-07-10T16:38:07.224-04:00BeijingSummer OlympicsSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenGlamour Magazine places the spotlight on 11 female athletes as they prepare to head to Beijing for the Summer Olympics. Glamour Magazine says the following about Serena: She's won eight Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold, but Serena Williams believes she hasn't "accomplished all that much" in tennis. "I feel like I'm just getting started," she says. After an injury forced her to pull out of http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/glamour-magazine-11-greatest-bodies-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/332051703" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-1385828528992451535Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:23:00 +00002008-07-10T06:36:35.785-04:00Prize MoneySerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open LONDON, UK - The Williams sisters have been breaking records their entire careers, and many of them in unison. One of those came over the weekend at Wimbledon, but it wasn't winning their seventh Grand Slam doubles title or squaring off in a Grand Slam singles final for the seventh time. This time it's the money talking - and both of them have just joined an elite list of all-time greats in thehttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/prize-money-milestone-williams-sisters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/331619129" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-9080511698102908088Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:42:00 +00002008-07-10T03:13:35.900-04:00Washington KastlesWTTSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open It could not have been a more dramatic night for the NY Buzz, who were home hosting Serena Williams and her Washington Kastles Wednesday. In front of a capacity crowd at the CDPHP Court at the Washington Avenue Armory, the Buzz rallied to beat the Kastles by the slimmest of margins, 22-21, concluding with a 7-4 Buzz supertiebreak win. Here are Serena's match results: Women's Doubles - Serena http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/serenas-2nd-night-of-world-team-tennis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/331489024" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-2254798086731152555Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:03:00 +00002008-07-09T04:17:02.914-04:00World Team TennisWTTSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian OpenThe Tennis Channel is scheduled to air World Team Tennis featuring Serena Williams (Washington Kastles) on Thursday, July 10th at 8:00pm EST. On Tuesday night, Serena took part in 3 of the evening's matches and posted the following results: Mixed Doubles: Kops-Jones/Hadad def. Williams/Gimelstob 5-2 Women's Doubles: Washington/Williams def. Kops-Jones/Pelletier 5-4 Women's Singles: Williams http://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/tennis-channel-to-air-serenas-wtt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/330581142" height="1" width="1"/>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138605106522537732.post-284755221684132346Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:45:00 +00002008-07-08T22:06:05.676-04:00World Team TennisWTTSerena Williams Serena Tennis Tennis Champion Grand Slam Williams Sisters WTA Tennis Pro Women's Tennis Sports Wimbledon French Open US Open Australian Open What is World Team Tennis (WTT)?World TeamTennis was co-founded by Billie Jean King and is entering its 33rd year of play in 2008. The 3-week season, stretching from July 3rd to July 23rd, will have 11 teams vying for the King Trophy. The format of play is unique from what you see at other professional tennis matches: * Two men and two women compete on each team. * The match format consists ofhttp://simplyserenawilliams.blogspot.com/2008/07/world-team-tennis-news-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SerenaSlams)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SerenaWilliamsDiaryOfAGrandSlamChampion/~4/330347566" height="1" width="1"/>