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Serena Williams and Andy Roddick Talk Twitter

Here at The Tennis Times we have put together an official Twitter List of Professional Tennis Players. A lot of the top players are on Twitter these days and here is what Serena and Andy have to say about the service.

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Serena Williams Graces the Cover of Sports Illustrated

After capturing her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam, it appears that Serena Williams is getting a lot of attention. Here is the latest promo is the cover of Sports Illustrated.

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Venus and Serena Williams Fined Because They Are Bad Losers

Both Serena and Venus Williams have been fined $4,000 each for not turning up to a Wimbledon news conference after their doubles quarterfinal loss. Bad losers! Serena said Thursday she is “shocked to hear” about the penalty, adding she and her sister rarely speak to the media after Grand Slam doubles matches other than finals. [...]

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Wimbledon Dresses 2010: Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Li Na

Here are the Nike dresses that Li Na, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, will be wearing at Wimbledon.

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Sam Stosur Powers Past Serena Williams at the French Open

Sam Stosur has just done it again! After playing one of the matches of her life to beat Justine Henin, she has now backed it up and knocked out Serena Williams in the French Open yesterday. Sam won 6-2 6-7 8-6. Sam hit 30 winners against 24 errors, 6 aces and won 58% of the [...]

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Serena and Common Split again! Getting Tired of Reporting About The On and Off Relationship

It has been reported again that Serena Williams and her boyfriend of two years, Common, have ended their relationship. The last time they appeared together publicly was at the April premiere of the Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy “Date Night.” However, at the May 4 premiere of his new film “Just Wright” co-starring Queen [...]

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Serena Williams Named in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People List

Serena Williams has made the Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list. Billy Jean King described Serena this way for Time Magazine: Serena Williams is one of those rare champions who have transcended sports and impacted our society. In tennis, she is as focused as she has ever been at any point in her career, [...]

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Serena Williams to Play in Rome WTA Event

Serena Williams has annonced that she will be returning to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour after spending over two months on the sidelines. Williams has not competed since she won the Australian Open in January, 2010, her 12th Grand Slam title. She has accepted a wild card into the 2010 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, [...]

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Enhanced Performance

Serena Williams has certainly staked her claim at the top of the women’s’ game after reclaiming her No1 ranking from Dinara Safina after the 2009 US Open. The latter part of the season usually sees players drop their intensity and look forward to the prospect of a holiday. The Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha was [...]

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Serena Williams Defaulted from US Open Semi Final Against Kim Clijsters, Terrible!

Womens Tennis has just got a lot worse for me. Serena Williams at the US Open was pretty much a disgrace to Womens Tennis after being defaulted from her semi-final against Kim Clijsters. Here is the incident and the after match interview. Whats your thoughts?

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Andy Murray Questions Serena Williams and Her Interest Outside of Grand Slam Tournaments

Andy Murray has entered the debate over the value of the tennis world rankings by questioning the Williams sisters’ interest in tournaments outside the grand slams. The rise of Russian Dinara Safina to No 1 has raised the question of whether it is justifiable for a player without a grand slam title to be on [...]

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Serena Williams on David Letterman After Winning Wimbledon

On Saturday after the Wimbledon womens final Serena Williams flew back to the USA to do an interview on David Letterman. It would have been nice to see the top players stick around until Sunday night and head to the Wimbledon Ball. However, here is a video of Serena on Letterman.

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Serena Williams Now Becomes a Script Writer

Serena Williams seems to think she can take over the world one little bit at a time. This time she is taking her hand to writing a TV script. Serena’s show takes some ideas from her three favourite shows “Desperate Housewives,” “Sex and the City” and “Family Guy.” I find it a little funny how [...]

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Grunting Female Tennis Players, Stop!

There has been a lot of talk about grunting at this years Wimbledon. I saw on the news the other day that Nick Bollettieri mentioning that he will be providing grunting lessons at his academy after the tournament. I do think that with Maria Sharapova, Michelle Larcher de Brito, Serena Williams and others, there is [...]

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Cheating Video Removed From YouTube by FFT

A few days ago we wrote about Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez who was court on camera cheating in her match with Serena Williams. Unfortunately now that video has been taken off YouTube by the French Tennis Federation. I find this an interesting move from the French Tennis Federation and I wonder if the player in [...]

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Mens and Womens French Open 2009 Quarterfinal Draws

Robin Soderling (23) vs Nikolay Davydenko (10) = This is going to be a great match. Robin Soderling beat four time reigning champion Rafael Nadal in four sets in the previous round and Davydenko defeated Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. I think Robin will be still on a high from his last victory, so it [...]

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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Caught Cheating in Her Match Against Serena Williams

Facing break point in the fifth game of the first set, Serena Williams hit a ball towards Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez at the net. TV replays indicate the ball hit the Spaniard on the arm and bounced back (see video). The umpire, thought that Martinez Sanchez had returned the shot with her racquet, awarded her [...]

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Venus and Serena Williams Both Struggle in First Round at French Open

The Williams sisters have been having a very hard time already in Paris. Venus was very lucky to move past Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round 6-1 4-6 6-2. In the sets that Venus won she was in control, but seemed to have a huge lapse in the second set and giving away a vital [...]

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Serena Williams Out of Madrid and Commenting on WTA Injury Policies

Serena Williams is back in the headlines again and for the wrong reasons. Serena has just pulled out of her match in Madrid after losing the first set to Francesca Schiavone 6-4. “I was just really hindered. My movement was hindered as a result of an injury I’ve been struggling with for some time,” Williams [...]

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Serena Williams Claims To Be Best In World But Cant Back It Up!

Serena Williams still rates herself as the best player in the world even though she has been toppled from the top spot by Russia’s Dinara Safina. “We all know who the real number one is,” Williams told a news conference at the Italian Open on Monday. “Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.” Williams [...]

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