Serena Williams faces shock loss to Maria Sakkari in Western & Southern Open
Tennis | Aug 26, 2020, 12:06 PM ISTMaria Sakkari will now face British No.1 Johanna Konta for a place in the semi-finals.
Maria Sakkari will now face British No.1 Johanna Konta for a place in the semi-finals.
Shelby Rogers, who is ranked 116th in the world, stunned Serena Williams in a thrilling clash at the Top Seed Open.
Serena Williams came from a set behind to beat sister Venus Williams, entering the quarterfinals of the Top Seed Open.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion defeated Azarenka 6-3, 3-2 in a match that lasted for 80 minutes on Tuesday and extended her lead in their head-to-head rivalry to 6-2.
The tournament organisers announced on Thursday that US Open champions Williams and Sloane Stephens are set to compete at the event set to begin on August 10 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Serena Williams recently committed herself for the 2020 US Open which will be played at the Flushing Meadows from August 31 to September 13 behind closed doors.
The US Open will feature the men's and women's singles main-draw events, each with the traditional 128 players, and men's and women's doubles events, with 32 teams in each competition (down from 64 teams).
The 38-year-old American was the runner-up in Flushing Meadows each of the past two years.
Athletes have been vocal on their social media accounts over racism after the death of George Floyd in the US.
According to Forbes, Osaka’s total ($37.4 million) is a one-year record for a female athlete, topping the previous mark of $29.7 million set by Maria Sharapova in 2015.
Under normal circumstances, the Williams sisters might have been in action this week at the Italian Open, a clay-court tuneup for Roland Garros.
Tennis stars like Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori and others will participate in a virtual charity tennis tournament to raise funds for the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
Veteran tennis players Roger Federer and Serena Williams seem to be the worst affected by the announcement which has denied them an opportunity to break bigger records.
Following the announcement, veterans of the sport, Roger Federer and Serena Williams reacted to the cancellation.
After Serena Williams was defeated for the first time in a Fed Cup singles match, it was left to Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands to get the United States into the Fed Cup Finals.
Williams improved to 14-0 in Fed Cup singles matches, defeating Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Latvia.
Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a cross-court forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box.
Williams was broken in the final game, fittingly ending things with a backhand into the net. That was her 27th unforced error on the backhand side, part of a total of 56 miscues. Wang made only 20.
Roger Federer will play John Millman while Novak Djokovic will take on Yoshihito Nishioka. Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Day 5 of the Australian Open.
Serena Williams defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3 while Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty got the better of Zheng Saisai and Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-4 respectively.
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