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Serena Williams is marrying Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian By Business Insider Tennis superstar Serena Williams is marrying Reddit cofounder and Y Combinator partner Alexis Ohanian, according to a Thursday post she made on — where else — Reddit.

Serena Williams speaks out against police shootings By Brett Wilkins Tennis superstar Serena Williams joined the growing chorus of prominent black voices speaking out against police violence against African-Americans with a Facebook post expressing fear of driving while black.

U.S. Open - Semi-finals By Daryl Hammond New York - Days 12 and 13 saw four semi-final matches take place. The two top seeds from the Men's and Women's draw were able to make it to the final.

US Open Tennis - Day 9 By Daryl Hammond New York - Day nine of the US Open saw the the start of the quarter-finals of the women's singles, with Na Li and Serena Williams pulling off wins.

U.S. Open Tennis - Day 7 By Daryl Hammond New York - There were only four women's single matches in yesterday's US Open. Possibly the biggest match saw Serena Williams play Sloane Stephens.

U.S. Open Tennis - Day 5 By Daryl Hammond New York - Number one seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were both able to win their respective matches, while Lleyton Hewitt provided yet another shock on day five of the US Open.

U.S Open Tennis - Day 4 By Daryl Hammond With Wednesday’s rain forcing a multitude of cancellations, Thursday was a lot more action-packed. The mass exodus of seeded players that occurred in round one was not present yesterday.

U.S Open Tennis - Day 1 By Daryl Hammond New York - Defending champion Serena Williams began a staunch defence of her title with a straight sets victory over Francesca Schiavone.

Playing through pain, Serena Williams reaches Rogers Cup final By Yukio Strachan Toronto - World No.1 Serena Williams took a step toward her third Rogers Cup title Saturday night, beating Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska — and a stomach ailment — to book a showdown with giant-killer Sorana Cirstea of Romania in Sunday’s final in Toronto.

Wimbledon 2013 — The graveyard of the seeds By Alexander Baron Wimbledon - Almost every major tournament - tennis or any other sport - has at least one upset, but there has never been a Wimbledon like this year's.

Serena Williams 'sorry' for Steubenville rape victim comments By Yukio Strachan World No. 1 tennis star Serena Williams on Wednesday issued a statement apologizing for her comments in a Rolling Stone magazine article that said the Steubenville rape victim "shouldn't have put herself" in a position to be raped.

Op-Ed: Serena Williams on the Steubenville rape case By Alexander Baron What should a celebrity do if she gives young women sound advice on how to avoid being raped? Apologise, if the experience of Serena Williams is anything to go by.

Video: Documentary film 'Venus and Serena' trailer By Can Tran The documentary film "Venus and Serena," about tennis pros Venus and Serena Williams, hits theaters in the US on May 10. A trailer is available for viewing.

Video: Caroline Wozniacki spoofs Serena Williams — was it racist? By JohnThomas Didymus It seems that for the former tennis number one Caroline Wozniacki, the maxim is: If you can't beat 'em you spoof 'em. At a recent exhibition match against Maria Sharapova in Sao Paulo, she did a hilarious impersonation of Serena Williams.

Tennis star Serena Williams to miss China Open in Beijing By Yukio Strachan Beijing - Fans looking forward to seeing one of the greatest players in women's tennis will have to wait another year, as Serena Williams will miss the China Open Saturday due to illness.

Close to defeat, Serena Williams powers back to win U.S. Open By Yukio Strachan Two points away from defeat, Serena Williams rallied back in the third set on Sunday to beat world No.1 Victoria Azarenka clinching her fourth U.S. Open title and 15th Grand Slam title overall.

Serena Williams rolls past Sara Errani in U.S. Open semifinals By James Bisson The way Serena Williams is playing, there may not be a woman on the planet who can keep her from winning her fourth career U.S. Open women's singles title.

Victoria Azarenka rallies past Maria Sharapova in U.S. Open semis By James Bisson After playing back-to-back marathon matches to get to the U.S. Open semifinals, Maria Sharapova appeared to finally run out of gas - and it cost her a spot in the final.

Serena Williams does 'Crip Walk' dance after winning gold (Video) By Abigail Prendergast Serena Williams celebrated completing her Golden Slam with a funky jig known as the "Crip Walk." Williams beat Maria Sharapova in order to grab the gold.

Serena Williams wins Stanford title, tying Venus' 43 titles By Yukio Strachan Stanford - After traveling more than 5,000 miles and eight time zones, defending champion Serena Williams defeated fellow American Coco Vandeweghe on Sunday claiming her 43rd career title.

Serena Williams brings her 'ace' game to reach Wimbledon final By Yukio Strachan Serena Williams fired off 24 aces in her semifinal win Thursday over Victoria Azarenka, beating the previous Wimbledon record of 23 aces; set by none other than Williams herself.

Video: Tennis star Serena Williams turning to rap? By Yukio Strachan It looks like 30-year-old Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams might be exploring other career options just in case the tennis thing doesn't work out.

TopFinds: Hurricane Katia passes over Scotland, Serena's outburst By David Silverberg Hurricane Katia swept across the Atlantic, spinning over Scotland. Tennis star Serena Williams is fined for shouting during a point. Why is a Filipino crocodile sparking controversy? These are the top stories making headlines around the world.

Op-Ed: On Serena Williams and how sportswomen can’t act like this By Brendan McLeod I first caught highlights of Serena Williams’ now infamous tirade against US Open umpire Eva Asderaki while I was at the gym.

Sweet Victory for Serena Williams in Final of Rogers Cup Toronto Special By Aman Dhanoa Toronto - As LL Cool J once rhymed in a song ‘Don’t call it a comeback – I’ve been here for years’. The same could be said of Serena Williams and her recent return to the WTA Tour.

Wimbledon: Williams sisters both knocked out in last 16 By Kev Hedges Venus and Serena Williams have both tumbled out of the Wimbledon tennis finals in London's SW19 famous courts. Venus, who is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner in the singles and Serena, who has won thirteen singles titles are both out.

Serena Williams hospitalized for pulmonary embolism By KJ Mullins Los Angeles - Tennis star Serena Williams, 29, is in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism last week. On Monday she underwent emergency surgery for a hematoma.

Serena Williams pulls out of U.S. Open By Chris Stewart The number one ranking female tennis player in the world will not be participating in this year's U.S. Open, a shocking first for the annual tennis tournament.

Serena Williams AP Women Player of the Year By Kristofor Molson Serena Williams returns to greatness as the Associated Press names tennis' no. 1 player Serena Williams the top female player of the year.

Op-Ed: Serena Williams Fined $82,500 By Michael Bearak Serena Williams received her penalty today for Grand Slam Administrator Bill Babcock. Williams was fined $82,500 and put on a two-year probation.

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