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Serena Williams of United States of America poses with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen after victory in the Women's Singles Final match against Maria Sharapova of Russia during day fourteen of French Open at Roland Garros on June 8, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Serena Williams wins 16th Grand Slam title at French Open

Steven Wine, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002 on Saturday, relentlessly chasing down one shot after another to defeat familiar foil Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4...
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Serena Williams of United States of America celebrates match point womens' singles semi-final match against Sara Errani of Italy during day twelve of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 6, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Serena Williams advances to French Open finals

Steven Wine, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) - As Maria Sharapova celebrated her return to the French Open final, she let loose one last scream — this time a happy one...
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Venus Williams in the Geo 2.0 dress

Venus Williams previews French Open dress

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Venus Williams has designed a dress as part of her EleVen sportswear collection that will be perfect for the French Open: her Geo 2.0 tennis dress...
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Tennis icon Martina Navratilova (Courtesy: TODAY)

Martina Navratilova: Collins coming out 'is going to save lives'

Scott Stump, TODAY News
TODAY News - With NBA veteran Jason Collins becoming the first athlete in a major team sport to come out as gay, legendary tennis player and activist Martina Navratilova believes it will not only further gay rights but also save lives...
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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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Venus Williams of the USA returns a shot to Kimiko Date Krum of Japan during the Sony Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 21, 2013 in Key Biscayne, Florida. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Venus Williams wins at Family Circle

Pete Iacobelli, Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Venus Williams outlasted fellow American Ververa Lapchenko in three sets Friday to start a long day of tennis for the Williams' family at the rain-delayed Family Circle Cup.
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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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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 celebrates winning her Quarterfinal match against Serena Williams of the United States during day ten of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Rising black tennis star upsets Serena Williams at Australian Open

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - In an American versus American upset, rising tennis star Sloane Stephens upset Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals...
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