Serena Williams Loses US Open 2019 Final to Canadian Bianca Andreescu

US Open 2019 has been a great upset for top ranking players. While in men's singles race, both Federer and Djokovic lost their race to finals, Serena Williams did manage to reach finals but could not come out with a winning note.

Yes, Williams lost to Canadian Bianca Andreescu in straight sets. Bianca Andreescu won the final 6-3, 7-5 at the Arthur Ashe court.

Serena Williams thus failed for a second year in a row to claim a history-matching 24th Grand Slam title in New York to equal Margaret Court’s career tally. Last year, Williams lost a controversial match to Japanese star Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4.

In fact the 19 years old Canadian was too swift for aging and rather bulky American. Andreescu by wining the US Open title becomes the first Canadian, man or woman, to win a major in a singles event and has done so in the fewest number of Grand Slam appearances since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004, according to ESPN.

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French Open 2019: Serena Williams loses to unseeded Sofia Kenin in third round

Oh boy what a terrible upset - Serena Williams who was eye to equal the Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles was forced to abdicate in the very third round by unseeded Sofia Kenin.

Williams, seeded 10th, lost 6-2 7-5 to her 20-year-old compatriot..

Williams' defeat followed the shock exit by world number one Naomi Osaka a few hours earlier and leaves only three top-10 players in the women's draw.

It may be added that Kenin, who received a walkover in the second round after Bianca Andreescu withdrew, was fired up from the outset and has now won 11 of her last 13 matches against compatriots.

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Serena Williams wins Australian Open and sets a Open Era record of 23 titles

Who says age matters? May be for many but not for Serena Williams when it comes to winning Grand Slam titles.

And that was exactly she did today by beat her sister Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 to win the Australian Open title for record seven times. And if that is not all - she also become the record holder of Open era period with 23 Grand Slam titles.

However, despite all the laurels earned, Australia's Margaret Court, with 24, is the only player still ahead of Serena in terms of Grand Slam singles titles, reports BBC

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Serena bags her 22nd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon

Oh boy she is simply unbeaten - at 34 years old, American Serena Williams still has the stamina and skill to beat whoever comes her way. And Wimbledon's lad singles final today was just another such event when she bagged her 22nd Grand Slam title by Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3 in the final.

Williams struck 39 winners and 13 aces in her superb grand finale performance.

2016 title was her 7th Wimbledon title after successfully defending her last years title. There seems to be no stopping for many years it seems.

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Kerber tames Serena to win her first Grand Slam at Melbourne

So finally it was it - Serena Williams, world number 1 and unbeatable since long, bowing to the German Angelique Kerber at the women's single final of the Australian Open tennis championship at the Melbourne Park today.

Kerber, seeded seventh, beat Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 and thus became the first German since Steffi Graff to win a Grand Slam title. Steffi won the 1999 French Open title.

Williams, 34, was beaten for just the fifth time in 26 Grand Slam finals, and the American missed the chance to tie Graf's open-era record of 22 titles.

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Serena Williams ousted from US Open by unseeded Italian Vinci

Nobody could believe it when unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci would all mighty serena Williams as entered the court to play her semi final match at the US Open. But she did it, much to the surprise for the home crowd cheering for Serena to win her fourth Grand Slam of the year.

Serena overpowered skinny Vinci in the first set 6-2, but that was all she could do it as Vinci rebounded and took the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 to stun the American and make her space in the finals. Vinci did something which the Russian Maria Sharapova could not do in over one decade to beat Serena.

Serena's dreams were shattered by her unexpected ouster as she was attempting to become the first woman since Steffi Graff to win the calendar-year Grand Slam, and match Graff's 22 Grand Slam singles titles.

Just a year younger to Serena, Vinci is now the lowest ranking player to make the US Open final since Venus Williams in 1997. She will now play her countrywoman and former roommate Flavia Pennetta in the final on Saturday.

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Serena becomes the oldest female player to win the Wimbledon title

Serena Williams holds the coveted Venus Rosewater Dish for the sixth time - Photo: AFP

She has done it again - at almost 34 years old, 33 years and 289 days to be exact, the world no.1 american Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon title and her 21st Grand Slam title to become the oldest woman player of the Open Era to win the Wimbledon title.

Earlier, Martina Navratilova held this record of being the oldest female player to win a Wimbledon title.

Serena Williams beat Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4  in Saturday's final to win her sixth Wimbledon title and third Grand Slam title in the current year.

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Serena moves to Wimbledon final as Sharapova fails to break Serena magic spell

So it finally happened as expected - Serena Williams, the undoubtedly the most deserving world number 1 reached the Wimbledon finals after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-2, 6-4.

Sharapova always loses when the two meet since her maiden win over Serena years back at Wimbledon in 2004. In fact there is some sort of magic surrounding the America, a spell that the Russian finds to strong to break and melts when she plays the world no.1.

Sharapova's easy defeat at the hands of Serena shows her weakness to over awe the American and allowing her to reach the finals and perhaps win the title to take her Grand Slam total to 21.

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Serena Williams wins her 20th Grand Slam Title by winning Roland Garros 2015

It was a big day for world number American Serena Williams today at Philippe-Chatrier Court as beat Lucia Safarova in the Roland Garros final of the women singles final Saturday today.

Although, she lost the second set to her challenger, 6-7(2), she was able to consolidate her first set win of 6-3 by winning the third set 6-2.

She is now just two marks behind Steffi Graff's 22 titles and Margaret Court's all time mark of 24.

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Serena tames Sharapova yet again - wins her 6th Australian Open

Sharapova (left) congratulates Serena for her sixth Australian title [Photo: BBC Sports]

Oh boy is she really good? Yes sure she is - the aging 33 years old Americana and world number 1 Serena Williams has yet a lot of youth left in her and she proved it by winning her 19th Grand Slam and 6th Australian Open title today.

Contrary to many beliefs that world no.2 Maria Sharapova would finally overcome Serena whocm she has only once beaten in 2004. And siince then, whenever they met, it was elder Serena lifting the winning trophy. It was Sharapova's 16th straight defeat against Serena.

Serena beat Sharapova 6-3 7-6 (7-5) and continued with the magic, the spell of which charms Sharapova so much that she crumbles and loses. Although today she put up a winning like resistance, Serena proved too good for her and won the trophy.

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Australian Open Update: Murray, Serena and Sharapova in finals

Britain's Andy Murray today beat Czech Tomas Berdych to reach his fourth Australian Open final at Melbourne Park, Sydney, Australia. Having lost the first set 6-7 to Berdych, Murray came back to the game and won the next three sets 6-0 6-3 7-5.

He is likely to meet Novak Djokovic, who plays his semi final Friday tomorrow against Wawrinka.

In the women singles final, arch rivals Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will be facing each other yet again.

33 years old world no.1 American Serena Williams remains unbeaten at the hands of the Russian. Sharapova last defeated Serena Williams in the WTA Tour Championships final in Los Angeles in November 2004. Sharapova, the 2008 champion may cash on the opportunity to dismiss 33 years old aging Williams this time. But can she do it?

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Serena beats Radwanska - claims 5th Wimbledon title

6th ranked 30-year-old American Serena Williams has won her fifth Wimbledon title Saturday on Centre Court, beating 3rd ranked Polish Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, and proudly lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish for the fifth time.

Proud Serena hols high the Venus Rosewater Dish for the fifth time [Photo credit: Matthias Hangst/AELTC]

Winning the first set was easy, but the second was certainly hard like the uneaten toast left by Prince Charles many many years ago on his wedding with Diana. Radwanska fought hard and took the match to 6-5 and broke Serena serve four times to win to win the set 7-5.

But it was the third set, which Serena did not want to give away and forced Radwanska to give in 6-2 and won the Wimbledon title.

She now shared her record with big sister Venus as both have now won the Wimbledon title for five times.

Now let us wait for Sunday tomorrow ans see who amongst British Andy Murray and Swiss Roger Federer wins the men's single title. It may be added that the same scenario as of today prevails for tomorrow: Like  Radwanska , Andy Murray too eyes his maiden Wimbledon title and also wants to end a 74 years drought for his country of a Wimbledon title - and like Serena, Federer too eyes the Wimbledon title for the seventh time and equal the record held by William Renshaw and Pete Sampras.

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Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska march into Wimbledon's Final

World no.3 Polish Agnieszka Radwanska and world no. 6 American Serena Williams march into the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Final after winning their matches in the two semi finals played at the Centre Court at Wimbledon.

Venus Rosewater Dish: One trophy - two contenders Radwanska [left] - Serena [right]

Agnieszka Radwanska beat 8th ranked German Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4.

Serena Williams beat world no.2 Victoria Azarenka in an exciting match 6-3, 7(8)-6(6) at the Centre Court in the second semi final of the day.

Serena now plays her 7th final and eyes the Venus Rosewater Dish for the fifth time, having won it four times already.

The final will be played on 7th July at the Centre Court. 

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William sisters out of France

Just when the elder sister Serena Williams boasted of her being in the super fit form, she had to lick her words when Rozzano ousted her from the race for winning the Roland Garros crown she was all set to fight for.

Farewell shake hand from Roland Garros: Venus Williams - Radwanska

Now the junior Williams Venus also succumbed to third seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-3  in round two. With Venus' ouster, both sisters now head home with heavy heart.

In other round two matches, World No.1 Victoria Azarenka won over German Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-1 6-1. Also Eighth seed Marion Bartoli served 14 double faults as she surprisingly lost 6-2 3-6 6-3 to Croatia's Petra Martic.

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