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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Serena Williams ‘super interested’ in investing in WNBA team  Yahoo Sports Source link

Serena Williams, tennis legend and venture-capital investor, took the stage with business partner Alison Rapaport Stillman this week at TechCrunch Disrupt, noting that winning looks different in VC-land than it does on the tennis court. “Usually when you’re investing as early stage as we are, seed and pre-seed, you don’t get 100% winners,” Williams told the audience. “Sometimes winning isn’t about having a unicorn or a $500 million company,” she added. “Sometimes winning looks different, but… Source link

Ajla Tomljanovic beat Serena Williams in a thrilling three-hour battle on Friday night at the US Open. (Al Bello/Getty Images) Serena Williams, the icon, the legend, the GOAT, has lost in the third round round of the US Open, marking her final match as a professional tennis player. Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic beat Williams on Friday night in a thrilling battle, 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The three-hour match had a wild, lengthy comeback that ended with a heated tiebreak in… Source link

Somehow, some way she got stronger. And then stronger again. Faster and then faster again. Better and bolder and as big as the moment. The longer it went, the more she seemed to believe, seemed to say, yes, retirement is coming, but not today, not tonight. None of it made any sense. Maybe none of it ever did with Serena Williams. Via an intense, emotional, improbable performance Wednesday, Serena Williams defeated Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the U.S…. Source link

With sparkles in her hair and glimmering flashes of what was — quite perfectly — as much cocktail dress as tennis outfit, Serena Williams was serving for the set but down at deuce. The US Open crowd was amped but nervous. Serena was a 23-time major champion. Her opponent, Danka Kovinic, was a 27-year-old who had never been past the third round in a major. Back in the day, this would have taken about 53 minutes. Serena is 40 now, though, mother to a 4-year-old daughter. She’s been… Source link

Could two of the most famous athletes in the world soon have a stake in one of the biggest soccer clubs on the planet? According to multiple reports, both Serena Williams and Lewis Hamilton have pledged money to be a part of a group attempting to buy London’s Chelsea FC. The team is for sale under orders from the British government after longtime Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned as a result of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Reports said that Williams and Hamilton had… Source link

Serena, 40, and Venus Williams, 41, graced the cover of March Harper’s Bazaar wearing black one-piece bathing suits and with their melanin dripping in Cartier jewelry. The tennis champions modeled an assortment of fashionable high-end ensembles that Serena posted on her Instagram grid.   The Williams sisters spoke with the magazine about their careers, father Richard Williams, and their plans to retire from playing tennis. “From such a young age, all we’ve done is work,” Venus, 41,… Source link

Serena Williams won’t be making history at Wimbledon this year. In the middle of the first set of her Round 1 match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Williams slipped on the grass while planting one of her legs, injuring her knee.  Williams exited briefly to be treated by a trainer. She returned and attempted to continue the match, in tears as she tried to serve without putting any extra weight on her injured leg. She was able to manage for a short while, but suddenly crumpled to the ground in… Source link

Serena Williams earned a spot at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, but she’s decided she won’t be using it.   On Sunday at the All-England Club, the day before play begins at Wimbledon, the four-time Olympic gold medalist told reporters that she’s not going to Tokyo to compete for a fifth.  “I’m actually not on the Olympic list, not that I’m aware of,” Williams said via ESPN. “If so, then I shouldn’t be on it.” Williams declines to explain her decision Williams, 39, was asked why she decided to… Source link

Serena Williams’ daughter, Alexis Ohanian Jr., takes after her mother. Alexis paid homage to her mom Wednesday, wearing the same tennis outfit Williams wore at the Australian Open in February.  Alexis wore the outfit at tennis practice Wednesday. The images were posted on Alexis’ Instagram page by her father, Alexis Ohanian. While the pictures are great, Williams wanted to be present for a side-by-side. Williams commented, “Awwwww mannnnnn I asked you to save this post until I was next to her… Source link