21/01/2013 | Sports

Serena sets up Stephens clash, Murray marches on

Serena Williams trounced Maria Kirilenko at the Australian Open, setting up an all-American quarter-final with her would-be successor Sloane Stephens after Andy Murray had put flagging Frenchman Gilles Simon out of his misery.

23/01/2013 | Sports

Stephens stuns ailing Serena, Federer forges on

Serena Williams went down smashing rackets and screaming as she bowed out of the Australian Open quarter-finals today, hampered by a back injury and beaten in three sets by fellow American Sloane Stephens.

30/03/2013 | Sports

Williams gets record sixth Miami title

World number one Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-0 and win the Sony Open for a record sixth time.

03/01/2013 | Sports

Azarenka primed for another tilt at nemesis Williams

Victoria Azarenka goes into her Brisbane International semi-final against Serena Williams on Friday believing that selfishness is the key to ending four years of disappointment against her nemesis.

15/01/2013 | Sports

Tumbling Serena leads Melbourne march of top seeds

Serena Williams refused to let a painful tumble divert her from her quest for a sixth Australian Open title as Roger Federer and Andy Murray progressed almost untroubled towards their goals on day two at Melbourne Park.

17/01/2013 | Sports

Federer and Serena make light of Melbourne scorcher

Roger Federer and Serena Williams showed there was plenty of life left in their relatively old legs by easing into the third round of the Australian Open on a day when sweltering heat tested the stamina of thirtysomething and teenager alike.

29/11/2012 | Sports

Serena Williams named WTA Player of the Year

American Serena Williams has been named WTA Player of the Year after one of the most successful seasons in her career.

11/12/2012 | Sports

Djokovic and Serena Williams named ITF World Champions

Serbia's Novak Djokovic has beaten Andy Murray to the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) annual men's World Champion award with American Serena Williams taking the women's prize for a third time.

27/12/2012 | Sports

Sharapova, Williams set to be fit for Brisbane

Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams will be fit to play at the Brisbane International, which begins this weekend, after injury scares, organisers said today.

14/07/2012 | Sports

Serena Williams through to Stanford semis

Serena Williams has still not kicked post Wimbledon jet lag, but she still managed to beat Chanelle Scheepers 6-4 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic yesterday.

28/07/2012 | Sports

Serena Williams through to second round

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams breezed through her first round match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic on the opening day of the Olympic tennis today with US first lady Michelle Obama cheering her on.

01/09/2012 | Sports

Serena gains revenge on Makarova, makes last 16

Serena Williams gained a measure of revenge and a place in the fourth round of the US Open today as she beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-4 6-0 in a tougher encounter than the scoreline suggests.

30/06/2012 | Sports

Wimbledon: Serena soars, Murray beats the clock

Serena Williams fired down a Wimbledon record 23 aces, Yaroslava Shvedova blitzed through a record 24 consecutive points and Andy Murray beat the clock in another night of late drama as the All England Club ushered in the AN - after Nadal - era today.

05/07/2012 | Sports

Serena holds the aces to sink Azarenka

Serena Williams produced another staggering display of power serving to reach her seventh Wimbledon singles final with a 6-3 7-6 victory over Victoria Azarenka on Thursday.

07/07/2012 | Sports

Serena wins fifth Wimbledon crown

02/03/2011 | Sports

Serena back home after blood clot treatment

Serena Williams was recovering at her Los Angeles home after undergoing emergency treatment for a blood clot in one of her lungs, the former world number one confirmed.

12/05/2012 | Sports

Azarenka to meet Serena in Madrid Open final

Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams will square off for the Madrid Open title after the current and former world number ones swept into the final with a minimum of fuss today.

23/06/2012 | Sports

I have no plans to quit, says Serena

Serena Williams has good news for women's tennis - she has no plans to quit the sport and neither, as far as she knows, does sister Venus.