Serena Williams Rap Skills

via tmz

Tennis Champion Serena William shows off her rap skills at B Major Music Group studio in Baltimore.

Say what you want, by today's standard she sounds great! 

Serena Williams Kicks Off Australian Open Tourney This Week

via usatoday & australianopen

There's been much talk about Serena Williams entering the 2012 Australian Open with an ankle injury and having to deal with the recent passing of the family's longtime advisor.

To be fair, many of tennis' brightest stars are injured, (Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams recently withdrew, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki). Despite the injury Serena appears to be moving well. From the looks of the above Australian Open practice session her balance is excellent, her weight is down and her spirits are up.

Read more about the challenges she faces entering this year's Australian Open tournament...

Gatorade "G Series" Commercial - The Inside Edge

Serena Williams Treated for Pulmonary Embolism and Hematona, Home Recuperating

Serena Williams at U.S. Open.via latimes

Serena Williams is home recuperating after receiving emergency medical treatment at Cedars-Sinai Hospital for a blood clot that was discovered in her lungs.

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Serena Williams in Harper's Bazaar

Serena in Harper's bazaar photo shoot. Photo: William Klein

Serena Williams discusses how she never diets, accepting he body type over the years, her more noteworthy clothing choices and her relationship with Common.

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Serena Williams Upset at 2010 French Open by Samantha Stosur

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Serena Williams is out of the 2010 French Open after losing to Australian Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals.

Stosur has been playing well - she just came off of an upset of four-time champion Justine Henin.

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Serena Williams Wins Her Fifth Australian Open Title

Serena Williams after winning the Australian Open Women's Title. Photo: Mark Baker

via latimes

Serena Williams defeats Justine Henin in finals(6-4, 3-6, 6-2) at the Australian Open on Saturday.

She ended Henin's hopes of coming out of retirement and winning a Grand Slam title in three sets.

This is her 12th Grand Slam singles championship(second straight title, fifth Australian Open title).

Congratulations, Serena!

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Serena Williams Fined $82,500, Gets 2 Years Probation for U.S. Open Incident

Serena Williams discussing her exchange of words with line judge(far left) with U.S. Open officials.

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Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 for her admonishment of a line judge at this years U.S. Open.

She will be put on probation for the next two years, meaning, if she does it again, her fine will be doubled and she could barred from the U.S. Open.

You may recall she got disagreed with an official on Sept. 12th during U.S. Open women's finals match against Kim Clijsters. Upon her serving, the line judge called a foot fault - a call you almost never hear at that point of a match - thus giving a point to Clijsters.

Williams again prepared to serve, but, this time walked over to the woman and started asking her how she could make such a call?

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I watched the match and have to admit I was shocked at the call! Williams had rallied back from having been down and actually had a chance to win the match. It was unfortunate because Clijsters, who played a great match, wasn't given the chance to win by defeating her. Any good athlete prefers to not have an asterisk next to a win.

Serena Williams In-Store @ Barnes and Noble NYC- 11:30am -TODAY

Tennis star, actress and designer Serena Williams will be at the 5th Ave Barnes and Noble signing copies of her new book, On The Line.

Event: Serena Williams book signing

Date: Wednesday, September 16th

Time: 11:30 am

Place: Barnes and Noble 555 Fifth Ave. - 212 697-3048

Click link for more info...

U.S. Open: Day 2 Slideshow +

The NYT put together an up close slideshow to capture some of the action and atmosphere of the 2009 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows Queens...see more here...

More great photos from the U.S. Open at the Charlotte Observer....

Don't know about the tennis U.S. Open? Here's an overview...

Check out this panoramic photo of Arthur Ashe Stadium on opening night...

Tennis Apparel- An Emerging Market

The 2009 US Open begins tomorrow, August 31st-September 13.

For information more info go to www.usopen.org.

Click link for scheduled matches or TV schedule


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Nike + Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal Show Off Their U.S. Open Fashions

Raphael Nadal and Serena Willilams

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With the U.S. Open starting next Monday, (August 31st) Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal were in mid-town Manhattan on Broadway between 22nd and 23rd Streets to show off their Nike outfits.

The street was blocked off and a tennis court erected on the street!

They took lots of photos and hit a few balls around with kids from four different inner-city programs; New York Junior Tennis League, Athletes for Charity, Mentoring USA andNew York Parks Foundation(the one's who sponsored the CityParks Concert Series this summer).

Each program received a $10,000 donation from Nike and the kids got free Nike gear

Federer's was said to be the most surprising to John McEnroe who said, "You'd have to be a real macho man to wear those colors."

Maybe if McEnroe were a little hipper he would have known color is in this year, but, McEnroe is always saying something.

Be sure to catch the US Open next week. I'll be following the matches, eliminations and giving links for scores/additional coverage, just as I did with Wimbledon.

Roger Federer

photo via nymag

Williams Sisters Advance to Final

via nytimes

For the fourth time, Venus and Serena will play one another at Wimbledon for the championship.

Serena beat fourth seed, Elena Dementieva 6-7, 7-5, 8-6.

Venus wasted no time putting away top-seeded Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0.

Serena has won the title against big sister Venus twice.

Read more...

Serena and Venus Williams Advance at Wimbledon

via LATimes

Serena playing strong, beat Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, 6-3, 6-1. She is a favorite among tennis insiders to win it all.

via the Seattle Times

Venus knocks out former No. 1 player Ana Ivanovic. The Serbian retired while trailing 6-1, 0-1 due to a leg injury.

Update: As I'm sure you know by now both sisters will be playing each other in the finals.

Look for this to be an evenly matched affair. While Serena has a "power game" and

an excellent serve, Venus is better in my opinion at returning and being able to cover the court. Her height and reach advantage won't come into play as much as her speed...watch. To the casual observer Serena may seem to have the upper hand, but, the real fans remember Venus has been playing longer...and when healthy...she is unstoppable.

Wimbledon 2009 Begins - Williams Advances, Blake Beaten and Federer Advances

The first day of Wimbledon is underway... the winners and losers are in...

Federer and Sharapova played well, Williams was a little shaky and Blake didn't do well.

Weather: Although it was cloudy during play, there was no need to close the new retractable roof during play.

Go to usatoday.com to read full coverage.

Read this interview with James Blake after his loss today to Andreas Seppi, courtesy of ATP Men's Tennis Blog

Related: Wimbledon New Centre Court Roof...