By Rep. Allen B. West
Expensive overreach could prove fatal if not struck down
Serena Williams advanced to the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open by beating Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-1 Saturday.
On the verge of victory, Roger Federer stopped playing when he thought a pivotal point had ended.
Serena Williams will make her only World TeamTennis appearance with the defending champion Washington Kastles on July 22 before heading to the London Olympics.
Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Monterrey Open because of an ankle injury.
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams will return to the reigning champion Washington Kastles, while John McEnroe and Martina Hingis are staying with the New York Sportimes after the World TeamTennis marquee draft.
Recovery never comes fast enough for Venus Williams.
Serena Williams said her sister Venus has been training every day and will be ready for the Fed Cup matches against Belarus _ her first competitive tennis since she pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an autoimmune disease.
It wasn't just Serena Williams' serve that was missing Monday at the Australian Open. It was her aura, too.
Five-time champion Serena Williams has lost at the Australian Open for the first time since 2008, struggling with her serve and hitting too many unforced errors during a 6-2, 6-3 setback against No. 56-ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia.
Just before she walked on court, Greta Arn said she was looking forward to the "privilege" of playing her first match against Serena Williams. Some privilege.
Serena Williams was only two points from her 500th career match win when she tumbled to the court in the second round of the Australian Open.
Andy Roddick's attempt to win another Grand Slam title nearly a decade after his first ended Thursday at the Australian Open when he had to retire from his second-round match due to injury.
Serena Williams was impressed. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was surprised. Novak Djokovic just couldn't wait to join the hundreds of thousands of people to have viewed online footage of Marcos Baghdatis spectacular bout of racket rage.
The mixed doubles draw was a little more star-studded than usual at the Australian Open this year, at least until Andy Roddick's hamstring injury.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round of the Australian Open and then showed just how much support she has at Rod Laver Arena by getting the crowd to sing 'Happy Birthday' to her younger sister.
"I need trophies," she said. "I want to add more and to do more. There are records to break. So I'll do it. I've just got to believe it. I do believe it."
Roger Federer wins opener; Serena Williams advances to 4th round at Key Biscayne →
"I'm not a morning person," she said. "I actually hate morning matches, but I always do my best at 11 o'clock matches."
Roger Federer wins opener; Serena Williams advances to 4th round at Key Biscayne →
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