i spoke to Coco at first her tournament post-Wimbledon where she lost R1.
she told me, “it’s in the past and I’m only looking forward to going upward from there.”
a month later she won the
#USOpen
.
Serena: “LeBron wants to win with his son on his team…I won with my daughter in my belly. I think we know which one is WAY more impressive ”
Venus: “That was 2 vs 1 it wasn’t fair” 😹
#ESPYS
Serena was up against it in the 2010 AO final vs Henin.
At 3-2 in the decider, a fan shouted, “C’mon Justine she’s not that good!”
Williams didn’t drop another game the rest of the match.
In 2022, Taylor Townsend returned to the tour from an 18-month hiatus after giving birth to her son Adyn, having a C-section.
She reached two major doubles finals at the US Open (2022) and Roland Garros (2023), losing both in three-set heartbreakers. Taylor also suffered an
TAYLOR TOWNSEND IS A GRAND SLAM CHAMPION 🏆
Townsend and her partner Katerina Siniakova defeat the 2nd seed pairing of Dabrowski/Routliffe 7-6(5), 7-6(1) to claim the
#Wimbledon
ladies doubles title 😭🙌🏾
“The best thing to happen to my career was coming up behind my sister” 🫂
The first episode of Serena Williams’ ‘In the Arena’ ESPN+ docuseries, featuring
@Venuseswilliams
, premieres in ONE WEEK on July 10 🤩
Serena Williams says the catalyst for her first “Serena Slam” was being ghosted by her first boyfriend.
“That was just the motivation I needed to go the extra mile…I’m gonna make sure this person sees me EVERYWHERE for the rest of their life.”
It has been 5,256 days since an African American male tennis player was last ranked inside the ATP's top 10.
With his title victory in Stuttgart, Frances Tiafoe will end that drought tomorrow 🙌🏾
(📸: Getty)
Alycia Parks has qualified for the Wimbledon women's singles main draw only dropping 9 games 🔥
QR1: def. Kawa 6-0, 6-2
QR2: def. Martincova 6-1, 6-3
QR3: def. Klugman 6-3, 6-3
For sure gonna be a dangerous floater at her favorite tournament 👀
Sam Querrey just said on Tennis Channel that he’s never heard of Marta Kostyuk before, a TOP 20 player… yet he’s one of the new main commentators on the network. literally embarrassing
By reaching the
#Wimbledon
semifinals, Jasmine Paolini will make her top 5 debut on Monday 🤩
Jessica Pegula will leave the top five after 90 consecutive weeks
Danielle Collins joins Venus Williams (2001), Serena Williams (8x), and Sloane Stephens (2018) as the only American women to win the
#MiamiOpen
this century 🇺🇸🏆
every once in a while i remember how poetic it is that both serena and venus’ last slam titles came against one another… it’s the only way I can cope with not them never winning
#8
and
#24
approaching three years since Sakkari last made a slam second week… the fact that’s she’s been a mainstay in the top 10 is absolute MADNESS bruv
#Wimbledon
Serena Williams tells
@firstwefeast
that the toughest match she ever played against her sister was their 2003 Australian Open final and Venus should’ve won that match
Alycia Parks is the Veneto Open 125 champion dominating compatriot Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-1.
Incredible effort from Parks coming though qualies and winning the doubles title too 🏆🏆
PARK RANGERS WE UPPP 🙏🏾☝🏾
SHE’S DONE IT! 😭🙏🏾
Alycia Parks is through to the second round of Roland Garros qualifying beating France’s Manon Leonard 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Parks ends a 13-match losing streak in singles, claiming her first win since beating Leylah Fernandez at the AO in January.
“With anybody who played your sport you have a bond, but even more so with somebody like Serena.”
Roger Federer talks about the special connection he had with Serena Williams in episode five of
#SerenaIntheArena
Serena Williams recalls being motivated to beat Justine Henin in the 2010 Australian Open final around after a fan shouted, “C’mon Justine, she’s not that good!”
gotta give it up to Taylor Townsend for coming through qualies in Cincy after JUST reaching the QFs in Toronto as a LL.
she’s played eight singles matches in these last eight days ‼️
After a decade and a half of dominance from Serena & Venus at SW19, we have EIGHT different
#Wimbledon
ladies champions.
definitely the most wide-open slam rn
still haven’t wrapped my head around Naomi playing qualies but I gotta commend her for not being too proud to step back and play them.
emma should’ve done the same tbh
New Balance has the reigning US women’s 400m hurdles champion & WR holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone AND the reigning US Open women’s champ & world No. 2 Coco Gauff.
NB definitely got now 🔥
it's shaping up to be the summer of Taylor Townsend 👀🔥
Fresh off her maiden WTA QF in Toronto last week, the Wimbledon doubles champ keeps it going at
#CincyTennis
knocking out No.9 seed Kasatkina 6-1, 2-6, 6-1. Townsend has won 9 singles matches in the past 11 days!!
Mark my words: future world
#1
right here. 21-year-old American
@BenShelton
is dominating in Cincinnati. His best days are still ahead. Very proud of him!💪🏼🇺🇸
Congratulations to 16-y.o. 🇺🇸 Tyra Grant and her partner Iva Jovic on winning the
#Wimbledon
Girls Doubles title! 🏆
Grant previously claimed the girls doubles’ trophy at RG (‘23) and AO (‘24)
Grant/Jovic defeated the British pairing of Mingge Xu and Mika Stojsavljevic 7-5, 4-6