Getty Image Perhaps the greatest to ever set foot onto a tennis court’s career is over. Serena Williams, who announced before the tournament that she would retire once her time at Arthur Ashe Stadium came to an end, fell in the third round of the 2022 U.S. Open to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović 7-5, 6-7 (4), …
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Is Serena Williams Pregnant? An Update About the Tennis Star
Serena Williams is pregnant with her second child with her husband, Alexis Ohanian. Here’s how the tennis star announced the exciting news. Source: Getty Images Tennis legend Serena Williams has always defined herself on her terms. In 2022, the champion wrote an essay for Vogue announcing her retirement from the sport and her intentions to …
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Serena Williams Took Down 2-Seed Anett Kontaveit In Three Sets At The US Open
Getty Image If Monday night was a celebration of Serena Williams’ past, as she was serenaded by the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium following a 6-3, 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic, then Wednesday was a reminder of how dominant her present still can be. Facing the No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit, Williams looked even better …
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Serena Williams At The US Open: 22 Celebs Who Watched
Last night, Serena Williams played (and won!) her first match at the 2022 US Open — which officially marks the beginning of her last tournament EVER, since she will be retiring from tennis after. The whole night was a beautiful and emotional tribute to the GOAT, with her family sitting courtside to cheer her on …
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Serena Williams’s Daughter Wore A Tribute To Her Legacy As She Began Her Final Tennis Tournament
Before the 40-year-old entered the stadium, the audience watched a touching tribute video narrated by Queen Latifah, who was also present, highlighting Williams’s past US Open performances and wins. Also on Monday, Gatorade released an ad narrated by Beyoncé honoring Williams’s legacy and the path she paved for Black women. Speaking about Williams’s impact on …
Gatorade Got Beyonce To Narrate A Special Serena Williams Ad For Her Final U.S. Open
Serena Williams will begin her final Grand Slam tennis tournament on Monday night when she takes on Danka Kovinic in the first round of the U.S. Open at 7:00 p.m. ET on center court at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams announced she will retire from tennis after the tournament earlier this summer, citing her desires off …
Meghan Markle Interviews Serena Williams On First Podcast Episode
Williams: I think fearlessness is super important. I think as you grow with the experience that you get, you think of it as a wound – if you burn yourself, obviously you don’t touch the fire again. So you’re learning behaviors that make you stop and that gives you this healthy fear — because there …
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Will Serena Return to Gilead in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5?
In the image of Serena from The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5, Serena is smiling. Given the way her marriage to Fred ended, it’s no surprise that she doesn’t exactly feel sorrow about her husband’s death. But now that she’s alone and unmarried, two things that aren’t promoted for women in the former U.S. territory, she …
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Serena Williams Was Ignored By Nurses After Childbirth And It’s An Insight Into Racial Bias In Medicine
Serena told medical staffers that she needed a CAT scan and a heparin drip. A nurse told her, “I think all this medicine is making you talk crazy.” Posted 3 hours ago In 2017, tennis champ Serena Williams gave birth to her daughter, Olympia, with her husband Alexis Ohanian by her side. Serena suffered several …
Serena Williams On Saving Her Own Life After Childbirth
“Being heard and appropriately treated was the difference between life or death for me.” Serena Williams — the trailblazing tennis legend whose rise to prominence inspired part of this year’s Oscar-nominated film King Richard — could have died after giving birth in 2017. Momodu Mansaray / WireImage via Getty Images As she explains in a …
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Jane Campion Apologizes To Venus And Serena Williams
“The last thing I would ever want to do is minimize remarkable women.” The Power of the Dog has been cleaning up during awards season — and it looks like it could win a ton of Oscars, too. Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection Jane Campion’s film is nominated for 12 Academy Awards this year. At …
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‘Power Of The Dog’ Director Jane Campion Apologized After Making Bizarre Comments About Venus And Serena Williams
Getty Image All good things come to an end, and so it is for Jane Campion. The acclaimed filmmaker has had it good for months. Her latest film, the revisionist Western The Power of the Dog, has been scooping up one award after another. It even got a bump when actor Sam Elliott inexplicably trashed …