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Serena Williams

Serena Williams of the US celebrates with ball boys holding on to her trophy after winning her final match against Maria Sharapova of Russia on day nine of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica on May 12, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Serena Williams wins Madrid Open, remains No. 1 in world

Joseph Wilson, Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday...
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Sloane Stephens of the United States looks on during her women's singles second round match against Tatjana Malek of Germany on Day Four of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2012 in the Flushing neigborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Sloane Stephens, Serena make up

Todd Johnson
theGRIO REPORT - Tuesday, Sloane Stephens reversed course from her published statements in an upcoming issue of ESPN The Magazine and offered Serena Williams nothing but praise on Twitter...
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Sloane Stephens and Serena Williams (Photos by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Sloane Stephens slams Serena Williams

Todd Johnson
theGRIO REPORT - It's the mentoring relationship that never was. In an upcoming issue of ESPN The Magazine, Stephens rips Williams for unfollowing her on Twitter...
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Serena Williams

Serena Williams shows her curves in Miami photo shoot

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
Serena Williams was snapped showing off her major curves in a Miami photo shoot on Monday.
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Serena Williams of the USA returns a shot to Maria Sharapova of Russia during the Womens Final match of the Sony Open on Day 13 at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 30, 2013 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Serena Williams tops Sharapova for Key Biscayne title

Steven Wine, Associated Press
KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP) — Serena Williams danced to the crowd's roar, spinning and grinning, hopping and waving, then spinning some more...
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Serena Williams of the U.S. returns the ball to Poland's Urszula Radwanska on the fourth day of the WTA Qatar Ladies Open tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

Serena Williams climbs back to No 1.

Michael Casey, Associated Press
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An emotional Serena Williams returned to the top of women's tennis, overcoming a series of potentially career-ending injuries since 2010 to become the oldest woman to hold the No. 1 ranking...
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Taylor Townsend of the United States plays during Day Eleven of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Taylor Townsend, pro tennis' next superstar

theGrio
theGRIO's 100 - All was right in 2012 for 16-year-old Chicago tennis prodigy Taylor Townsend. She dominated the junior tennis ranks and finished the year as the No. 1 junior tennis player in the world...
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Arthur Ashe runs for the ball during a match at Wimbledon in England. (Getty Images/Staff)

Arthur Ashe's death 20 years later

Stefen Lovelace
OPINION - Today marks the 20th anniversary of Ashe’s passing, and while the ground he paved through tennis has certainly helped African-Americans in the sport, the results of dominant black tennis players has generally been mixed...
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Sloane Stephens of the United States of America plays a forehand in her Semifinal match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during day eleven of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Sloane Stephens in, Williams sisters out for US Fed Cup team

Associated Press
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Sloane Stephens will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team that is without the Williams sisters for the World Group first-round match against Italy on Feb. 9-10...
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Sloane Stephens of the United States of America reacts after a shot in her Semifinal match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during day eleven of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Sloane Stephens' Australian Open run ends

Dennis Passa, Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens...
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