VIA: Bloomberg.com Serena Williams, surrounded by Grand Slam tennis title record holder Margaret Court and mentor Billie Jean King, made a bit of her own history with her fifth Australian Open title. The defending champion beat Justine Henin in three sets at Melbourne Park to gain her 12th major in all, tying fellow American Billie […]
VIA: NBC Despite a year that saw her slapped with a $20,000 fine for an on-court tirade, Serena Williams managed to win the Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Year Award, beating fellow tennis great Kim Clijsters and horse Zenyatta to capture the annual honor. Williams spent 2009 re-establishing herself as the best player in […]
VIA: Reuters World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the U.S. Open, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday. The ITF said a further major offence at a grand slam in the next two years would see her suspended from […]
