"Serena!" squealed Lola Marion as she trotted to the table in the rear of the Borders bookstore. "You are gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!" Such was the sentiment of much of the crowd that greeted Serena Williams at her book-signing Thursday at Borders, 909 N. Dale Mabry Highway. The signing lasted about 30 minutes for the group of nearly 200 people. ...more

September 18, 2009

Serena Williams beat her sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship. ...more

July 4, 2009

Venus Williams won the Zurich Open on Sunday for her second singles title of the season. ...more

October 20, 2008

Serena Williams barely got the better of older sister Venus Williams in a U.S. Open quarterfinal that was fit for a final, coming back in each set to win 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) Wednesday night and break a tie in their head-to-head series. ...more

September 4, 2008

Lloy Ball has a knack for making strong suggestions without saying a word. ...more

August 23, 2008

Rafael Nadal took the court at 10:30 a.m. and hit his final shot more than 11 hours later. Roger Federer's first day of Olympic tennis was slightly shorter but just as successful. ...more

August 12, 2008

James Blake of Tampa won the first match in Olympic tennis Sunday, erasing a set point in the second set and beating Chris Guccione of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (3). ...more

August 11, 2008

Thrilled as she was to win her fifth Wimbledon singles championship, Venus Williams dialed down her celebration. ...more

July 6, 2008

They're still counting casualties back home, and so when Zheng Jie completed the biggest victory of her career Friday at Wimbledon, she resisted any temptation to leap or squeal or pump her fist or collapse to the grass in glee. ...more

June 28, 2008

If official statistics were tallied for fist pumps and self-exhortations during Grand Slam matches, Ana Ivanovic might well have established a record while winning her French Open semifinal. ...more

June 6, 2008