Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova for the 15th consecutive time, rallying in both sets for a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Sony Open semifinals on Thursday.
Serena Williams, through sheer force of will as much as her unquestionable skill, beat world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-2 2-6 7-5 in a dramatic US Open final on Sunday to win her fourth title at Flushing Meadows and her 15th career Grand Slam.
Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a lackluster opening set to beat third-seeded former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday.
Serena Williams rampaged through her first four matches at the US Open, dropping only 12 games along the way, but she says she has not even started out strongly on the Flushing Meadows hard courts.
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Andy Murray are the headline acts at the US Open on Monday as two bitter rivals resume hostilities after they refused to shake hands at the first major championship of the year.
Serena Williams marched into the second round of the US Open on Tuesday and despite being seeded only fourth at Flushing Meadows.
With Olympic gold safely tucked away, US star sets sights on further glory
Fourth seed Serena Williams won the women's singles gold medal after beating Russia's third seed Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in the London Olympics tennis tournament on Saturday.
Serena Williams has spent most of her career matching - and often breaking - older sister Venus' records. After tying Venus for the most WTA Tour titles among active players, there's little left for her to equal.
Serena Williams has warned her rivals that her emotional fifth Wimbledon title will act as a springboard for greater glory.
She was born a fighter and on Saturday Serena Williams proved she is the ultimate survivor as she completed her "unbelievable journey" from a pit of despair to win a fifth Wimbledon crown.
Serena Williams reached a seventh Wimbledon final on Thursday, taking her aces total to 85, an intimidating statistic that would also makes her the second most powerful server in the men's tournament.
Her eyes locked on the target, Serena Williams tossed the ball into the air and in a blur of explosive motion launched a 24th ace to end the brave resistance of Victoria Azarenka and reach her seventh Wimbledon singles final on Thursday.
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