The 24-year-old, who was ranked 957 in the world last month, won the first major title of her career after defeating Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0 in the final.

Serena Williams was two matches away from making history as the first woman to win all of the tennis grand slams in one calendar year since 1988. Steffi Graf was the last female player to accomplish this impressive feat. Italian player Roberta Vinci was the player to end Serena’s run during a competitive match: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. […]

Tennis is one of those really dignified sports, but Serena Williams went ham on the umpire yesterday (September 11th) at the finals of the U.S. Open! Serena strongly disagreed with a call, and went in on the umpire for her decision. Watch the video until the end to see her REALLY go in the the […]