Author Archives: Howard Fendrich

Serena Williams of the U.S wipes her face after losing her first set to Christina McHale of the U.S during their women’s singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) LONDON (AP) — Dismayed at dropping the first set after being a single point […]

Serena Williams of the U.S smashes her racket after losing her first set to Christina McHale of the U.S during their women’s singles match on day five of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams and Viktor Troicki were fined $10,000 apiece on Saturday at Wimbledon for […]

Serena Williams, returns a shot against Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, during the championship match of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Updated 9/7/2014) NEW YORK (AP) —Serena Williams ended a difficult-for-her Grand Slam season in the best way possible, winning her third consecutive U.S. Open […]

Serena Williams, reacts after defeating Ekaterina Makarova, of Russia, during the semifinals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams overwhelmed 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday to extend her U.S. Open winning streak to […]

Gael Monfils, of France, returns a shot to Roger Federer, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer saved two match points while coming all the way back from a two-set deficit to beat Gael Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, […]

Serena Williams, of the United States, waves to the crowd after defeating Flavia Pennetta, of Italy, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — After a bad-as-can-be start, dropping the first three games, Serena Williams quickly turned things around and stretched her […]

Gael Monfils, of France, reacts after a shot against Grigor Dimitrov, of Bulgaria, during the fourth round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in New York. NEW YORK (AP) — Gael Monfils follows his own rules. The guy does things on a tennis court no one else has — or […]

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, right, speaks alongside his wife, Janay, during a news conference. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six […]

Serena Williams, of the United States, reacts after winning a point against Taylor Townsend. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) NEW YORK (AP) — After a rough-for-her Grand Slam season, Serena Williams came into the U.S. Open with a new approach. So far, so good. Unable to make it past the fourth round at any of the first three […]

Serena Williams, of the United States, follows through as she returns a shot during the second round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) NEW YORK (AP) — Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so […]

Court officials talk to Serena Williams of the U.S as she and Venus Williams retire after 3 games from their women’s doubles match against Kristina Barrois of Germany and Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday July 1, 2014. LONDON (AP) — It was clear something was […]

Serena Williams of U.S. plays a return to Alize Cornet of France during their women’s singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday, June 28, 2014. LONDON (AP) — As Serena Williams began to fall behind in what would become her earliest Wimbledon exit in nearly a decade, her coach […]