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Unseeded Naomi Osaka becomes first Japanese to win Indian Wells

March 19, 2018Ayo Olowo

Unseeded Naomi Osaka has won her first WTA title, and at the same time became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times and winning the battle of the 20-year-old rising stars in […]

Serena Williams defeats Kiki Bertens to face sister, Venus

March 11, 2018Ayo Olowo

Serena Williams continues her run at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, edging 26 year-old Dutch Kiki Bertens in two sets,7-6(5), 7-5 , to book a date with her sister Venus Williams, in the third round. It was a blistering encounter between the 23-time Grand Slam champion and Bertens who was a former French […]

Venus loses to Wozniacki in WTA finals

October 29, 2017Ayo Olowo

Former world number Caroline Wozniacki beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 to win the biggest title of her career at the WTA Finals on Sunday. The Dane, currently ranked sixth, broke Williams’ serve six times to seal victory in just under 90 minutes, throwing her racquet into the air in celebration as she secured the final […]

TENNIS: Konta defeats Venus to reach Miami final

March 31, 2017Ayo Olowo

Johanna Konta becomes the first British woman to reach the final of Miami Open by defeating seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams 6-4, 7-5. The 25-year-old will face world number 14 Dane Caroline Wozniacki, who overcame Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-1 6-1. Konta said: “Caroline’s one of the best athletes on tour, so […]

Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to win Australian Open and set record

January 28, 2017Ayo Olowo

Serena Williams overcame her older sister Venus to claim a 23rd Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-4 victory in the Australian Open final. The 35-year-old became the oldest female Grand Slam champion in history and moved clear of Steffi Graf’s 22 Open-era titles, and just one behind Margaret Court’s all-time record with a straight […]

Williams sisters to battle at Australian Open final

January 26, 2017Ayo Olowo

Serena Williams is set to play her sister Venus in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The 22 Grand Slam winner dismissed her Croatian opponent Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-2 6-1 to join her sister who had earlier come from a set down to beat fellow American, CoCo Vandeweghe. Both sisters last met in Melbourne in 2003 […]