June 14, 2011
Serena Talks…Venus wins….Wimbeldon for Williams Sisters?
May 4, 2011
Man Charged with stalking Serena Williams
To read the article about Serena Williams Stalker click here
March 17, 2011
Serena Speaks!!
Serena Williams told USA Today that she’s ”at the end of (her) rope” after several physical setbacks that have kept her off the court since July.
”It’s just been a tough year,” the 29-year-old said at her Bel Air home in an interview published in Wednesday’s edition.
Shortly after her fourth Wimbledon title, Williams cut her foot on some broken glass at a restaurant — resulting in a pair of surgeries….”I definitely have not been happy,” she told the newspaper. ”Especially when I had that second surgery (on my foot), I was definitely depressed. I cried all the time. I was miserable to be around.”
Then last month, she suffered a pulmonary embolism and was hospitalized to remove a grapefruit-sized hemotoma from her stomach.
During her time away, Williams has fallen to No. 11 in the rankings.
”What’s going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles,” she said.
She has not set a timetable for her return to tennis but said it could come as early as this summer.
”I don’t know what’s realistic,” Williams said. ”I really don’t know. I haven’t put a date on it yet.”
September 3, 2010
T.G.I.F…LeBrons love for the Buckeyes/U.S.Open Brawl
LeBron James didn’t change all his teams this summer…..James posted on his Twitter feed Thursday that he’s considering going to Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 11 to see the matchup between No. 2 Ohio State, his longtime team of choice, and No. 13 Miami.
And no, the former Cleveland Cavaliers star isn’t rooting for the Hurricanes. The NBA’s two-time reigning MVP wrote, ”O-State will prevail for sure. Will be exciting!”
Miami and Ohio State both opened their season with wins Thursday night. The Hurricanes beat Florida A&M 45-0, while the Buckeyes topped Marshall 45-7.
James worked out with the Hurricanes’ basketball team twice last week. He has an invitation to join Miami for any of its football games this season, and at least two Hurricanes, Jacory Harris and Damien Berry, sent James a note on Twitter asking him to attend the home opener.
”He’s down in Dade County now,” Berry said Thursday night. ”We’re going to try to change his mind and make him a Hurricanes fan.”
August 23, 2010
Ain’t this something….LOL!!
ESPN TV personality and sports columnist Jay Mariotti has been arrested on a felony charge in Los Angeles….Officer Norma Eisenman says the 51-year-old Mariotti was arrested early Saturday in the police department’s Pacific Division following a “domestic incident.” Eisenman declined to provide further details.
The Sheriff’s Department website confirms Mariotti was booked on an undisclosed felony charge at 5:45 a.m. and is being held on $50,000 bail.
Mariotti lives in Los Angeles. He is a panelist on the ESPN show “Around the Horn” and writes a regular column for the sports website Fanhouse.com.
He was a longtime columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz declined comment. Calls to AOL were not immediately returned.
July 19, 2010
Serena cuts foot
Serena Williams needs surgery on her right foot after cutting it on a broken glass at a restaurant….The#1 women’s player in the world was injured last week and will miss three tournaments leading to the U.S. Open, the WTA Tour said Saturday…..Williams won her fourth Wimbledon crown and 13th major title this July. The Rogers Cup in Montreal begins Aug. 16, and the U.S. Open starts Aug. 30.
After winning the Australian Open at the end of January, Williams was sidelined through April because of an injured left knee. She lost in the French Open quarterfinals in June before capturing Wimbledon….she should be okay for the upcoming US Open.
July 2, 2010
Serena Slammin again
Serena Williams defeated Petra Kvitova in straight sets Thursday to reach her third straight Wimbledon final and sixth overall…..It’s the 10th time in the last 11 years that at least one of the Williams sisters has advanced to the final. Venus and Serena have won eight titles.
Serena has never beaten anyone other than her older sister in the championship match. Serena defeated Venus in the 2002, 2003 and 2009 finals…..”It definitely wasn’t easy,” Williams said after the 93-minute match. “I definitely had to work really hard. I didn’t expect to get this far the way I started at the beginning of the tournament….I look forward to the challenge of winning another Grand Slam Tournament
June 24, 2010
Call a Doctor if it last more than 4 hours..!!
This one is for the ages & the record books
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut have been playing each other for a total of exactly 10 hours — 7 hours, 6 minutes….. in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open…..Never before in the history of Wimbledon, which first was contested in 1877, had any match singles or doubles, men or women lasted more than 112 games, a mark set in 1969. Isner and Mahut played more games than that in their fifth set, and still did not determine a victor, although the American came close: He had four match points but Mahut saved each one…Isner hit 98 aces, Mahut 95 — both eclipsing the previous high in a match at any tournament, 78. All the numbers were truly astounding: They played 881 points, 612 in the fifth set. Isner compiled 218 winners, Mahut 217. Isner made only 44 unforced errors, Mahut 37.….At 58-all, more than 6 1/2 hours into Wednesday’s action, both players took a bathroom break — and, frankly, who could blame them? Not much later, shortly after 9 p.m. local time, Mahut and Isner approached the net to discuss with a Grand Slam supervisor, Soeren Friemel, whether to keep going Wednesday…they decided to call it a night….or actually a day!!
June 16, 2010
Wimbledon Time- Serena #1 Venus #2
The women’s seedings stuck to the world rankings, setting up the possibility of a fifth all-Williams Wimbledon final. Serena beat Venus last year for her third Wimbledon title…Wimbeldon starts Monday morning
Roger Federer was the No. 1 seed for Wimbledon ahead of Rafael Nadal in a reverse of their world rankings…..Federer, the defending champion and six-time Wimbeldon winner, received the top seed Wednesday even though Nadal recently supplanted him as No. 1 in the world rankings.
January 27, 2010
Williams Sistas Down Unda’!!
The Australian Open had some high drama yesterday, the Williams Sisters only one win away from facing each other in the semi’s…..but it would not be Venus Williams had plenty of chances to advance but she fell short losing to Li Na of China 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5.…Venus lead 5-3 in the second….as for little sister and #1 player in the world Serena Williams she played the match of her life she beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2… four-time champion Serena was down a set and 4-0 in the second before charging back for a classic win.…next up for Serena Li Na …..the Chinese player who beat Venus
