Serena Williams in the Finals, USTA is Giddy
Serena Williams only need an hour-and-a-half to defeat Dinara Safina in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. Williams really just let Safina implode: the Russian had 41 unforced errors, and won only 29 percent of points off her second serve. After the match, Venus Williams was waiting for her kid sister outside the women's locker room with Hank Kuehne. An absolutely elated Arlen Kantarian, the CEO of the USTA, strolled by and tapped Venus Williams arm and then began clapping his hands. He gave her a thumbs up, and smil

Serena Williams won the U.S. Open last night ... [U.S. Open]
Serena Williams won the U.S. Open last night and regained the top spot in women's tennis, a place she has not occupied since 2003. (Her opponent, Yelena Jankovic, demonstrated incredible graciousness after her loss by saying, "I lost my No. 1 ranking. It's not fair.") This is Serena's third Open win and her ninth Grand Slam title. [NY Times] 9:40 AM on Mon Sep 8 2008 By Maria

Serena Williams Wins Third Open, Ninth Grand Slam Title
It lasted over 2 hours, including a 1 hour, 17 minute second set that brought everything to the table: dramatic rallies, set points saved, a match point saved, key errors and stirring winners. For Serena, it was a coronation of a long road traveled back to the top spot (literally--she's now the no. 1 player in the world). With the top players in women's tennis knocked away with an injury (Sharapova), early retirement (Henin) and a bad loss (Ivanovic), the sport is rewarding the player who hung around the l

Serena Williams Wins 2008 Women\'s U.S. Open
American tennis superstar Serena Williams beat Serbia's Jelena Jankovic yesterday to become the winner of the women's U.S. Open. This is the third time Serena has taken home the grand prize, making her the number one female tennis player in the world. “I’m so excited,” Williams said after the match as quoted by usopen.org. “I wasn’t even going for number one. It’s just a bonus. But first, I’d like to thank my god Jehovah.” Jankovic said, “I was proud to be in the final, but obvious

Venus and Serena Williams Boycott Indian Wells Tournament, Face Possible Suspensions
Tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams are sticking together and standing firm on their decision not to play in a major tournament.  Under the new 2009 WTA rules annou...

SERENA WILLIAMS WINS 3RD U.S. OPEN TITLE
Serena Williams pictured with her trophy after winning her finals match to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at the US Open tennis tournament on Sunday in New York City. This is Serena’s 3rd US Open Title and ninth Grand Slam title. CONGRATS!! Serena right after she won… Serena with her father Richard and another family member… Serena & Jelena Jankovic of Serbia ( Photos: GETTY IMAGES ) 18 CommentsCOMMENT? Posted by: ANGEL

Video: Serena Williams Celebrates Her US Open Win
Congrats to Serena Williams who regained her #1 ranking after 5 years and one month by beating Jelena Jankovic in the US Open Final 7-5, 6-4. Serena pocketed $1.5 million dollars for her effort. Not bad for a couple hours of work.

Publishers Compete For Serena Williams' Memoir; Pot Reportedly Stands At Nearly $1 Million
Suzanne Gluck of the William Morris Agency did not wait around very long after Serena Williams won the US Open last week to go out with the proposal for the tennis star's memoir. Offers were due Tuesday, according to sources directly involved in the proceedings, and publishers submitted them knowing that per Ms. Gluck's terms, only the three highest bidders would be allowed to compete for the book. A report in Crain's late yesterday afternoon said the price stands at almost $1 million, and that Ms. Gluck

Serena Williams with the US Open trophy - September 10
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Serena Williams steps out for Simmons' runway show
NEW YORK - Serena Williams inspires her legion of fans as a world-class athlete, but for fashion inspiration, she turns to Kimora Lee Simmons.

RANDOM PICS: SERENA WILLIAMS AT FASHION WEEK + POSING WITH HER TROPHY
The athlete/fashion designer JUST won the first place trophy at the US Open on Sunday. Keep reading to see her all ‘glammed’ up posing with her trophy in Times Square… POSING WITH HER US OPEN TROPHY IN NYC U.S. Open tennis champion Serena Williams poses with her trophy in Times Square on Monday, September 8 in New York City. ( Photos: GETTY IMAGES ) 10 CommentsCOMMENT? Posted by: ANGEL 10

Serena Williams Is. #1
Serena Williams is a U.S. Open champion again. The star disposed of challenger Jelena Jankovic Sunday following a rainout of the scheduled Saturday competition. Last week, Williams eliminated her sister Venus from the tournament in the siblings’ first meeting since Venus captured the Wimbledon title earlier this year. The Open win is Serena’s first in six years, and the win makes her the No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world rankings.

Serena Williams wins the U.S. Open again
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Champion Serena Williams Says She Is Just Getting Started Again
Serena Williams worked long and hard to reign once more as U.S. Open champion and world number one, and after achieving both goals on Sunday said she felt like she was just getting started again.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212170215.shtml"><b>More</b>

Serena Williams Wins the 2008 US Open
Congrats to Serena Williams who just won the US Open title in NYC for the 3rd time. She beat Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in straight sets. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fgreasyguide.com%2F2008%2F09%2F07%2Fserena-williams-wins-the-2008-us-open%2F'; addthis_title = 'Serena+Williams+Wins+the+2008+US+Open'; addthis_pub = '';

Serena Williams Wins US Open
Serena Williams just won the U.S. Open defeating Jelena Jankovic in two sets 6-4, 7-5. Williams captured her third U.S. Open title. On Monday, Andy Murray will face Roger Federer at 5 p.m. ET for the men’s title.

Serena Williams wins U.S. Open
Serena Williams flung her racket aside and jumped for joy, looking like someone who had just won her first Grand Slam title. Serena Williams’ win was her first triumph at Flushing Meadows since 2002. Nope. It sure had been a while, though. Displaying the talent and tenacity that helped her dominate tennis earlier in the decade, Williams [...]

2008 U.S. Open Results: Serena Williams Beats Jelena Jankovic for Ninth Grand Slam Title
2008 U.S. Open Results: Serena Williams Beats Jelena Jankovic for Ninth Grand Slam Title

Video: Serena Williams Wins U.S. Open And Celebrates
Serena Williams captured her third U.S. Open title with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Jelena Jankovic, and celebrated by throwing her racket into the air and literally jumping for joy. The victory means Serena Williams will be ranked number one for the first time since 2003. I’m glad Serena won but I couldn’t tell if she was at the U.S. Open or The Price is Right. Now excuse me while I watch from :27 to :36 on an endless loop. Serena Williams Takes Out Venus Williams At The U.S. OpenSerena W

Just In Case You Missed It!
Serena Williams won the U.S. Open on Sunday, I think this makes it her 3rd U.S. Open title. Go on girl with yo bad self. Congrats to Ms. Williams on her win.

Serena is “Booty-ful!”
Several days after winning her 18th Grand Slam title, Serena Williams was painting New York City red tooling around to multiple events during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. While we remain in constant amazement that Serena can keep those “bunz of steel” under control, as a close friend remarked to us, MONEY is a GREAT equalizer! Whether it’s Serena’s stacks or just her hereditary back, there is no denying that she has some very, very impressive ASS-ets! Enjoy! More Serena below.

Serena Takes It Home!
Yippee! American girl Serena Williams beat Serbian tennis star Jelena Jankovic for her third U.S. Open title! The win also puts Serena at the #1 spot. It's been five, long years since she's been ranked #1. Congratulations, Serena! [Image via WENN.]

DOES SERENA HAVE COMMON WHIPPED?
Tennis may not have been the only thing on Serena Williams‘ mind at Wimbledon. Her maybe-boyfriend Common was in London in the days leading up to the match against her sister, Venus, according to a source. “Common flew over to London to hang with Serena,” the source reports. “He was running around with [...]

SPOTTED: COMMON & SERENA ON THE TENNIS COURT
Isn’t love grand? Check out these cute pictures of Serena Williams and her boyfriend Common hitting up the Tennis Court on Thursday. Common helped Serena prepare for her upcoming semifinal match, by filling in as her ball boy. The superstar Tennis player advanced earlier this week after an intense match with her older sister Venus. According to the photographer: ..No matter how many balls he had in his hand - 1, 2, 3 or more - she didn’t even so much as give him a backwards look as she was war

Just In Case You Missed It
Serena beat big sister Venus at the US Open on Wednesday to advance to the semi-finals. Bye the bye the ladies took home the gold in doubles at this years 2008 Olympic games. Congrats to both ladies!