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Serena Williams Withdraws From French Open With Achilles Injury, Casts Doubt on Return to the Court This Year
Mere moments before she was set to take the court against Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round of the French Open, Serena Williams withdrew from the tournament, citing a lingering left Achilles injury. ESPN and the Guardian report that the 39-year-old suffered the injury during her semifinal loss to Victoria Azarenka at the U.S. Open…
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Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka Eliminated from French Open
Add Serena Williams to a growing list of recognizable names to see an early exit from this year’s French Open. With the temperature topping 80 degrees in Paris, Williams, ranked 10th in the world, and rounding into form after an injury from earlier in the year, became the latest highly decorated player to flame out…
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Touché: A Year After 'Catsuit-Gate,' Serena Williams Returns to the French Open in Winning Fashion
Sometimes, you just gotta let ‘em know who they’re dealing with. In the case of tennis legend Serena Williams, she let her clothing do the talking for her, as she made her return to the French Open wearing a black-and-white striped Off-White x Nike trapeze warmup jacket with an allover print of the French words…
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It’s On! Serena’s Cleared to Wear Catsuits on the Court—Everywhere but at the French Open
The great catsuit controversy is over—well, kind of. Memorably, officials at the French Open banned catsuits directly after Serena Williams’ 2018 appearance wearing one, implicitly referring to the Nike-designed black compression suit Williams said made her feel like “a superhero” (it was also worn as a protective measure against post-pregnancy blood clots). According to the…
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Royalty Never Repeats Itself: Serena Williams Comments on the French Open Catsuit Controversy
“Queen of the Court,” “G.O.A.T.” or “Serena the Superhero”; whatever you might fondly call tennis phenom Serena Williams, she is sports royalty. And while we were dismayed to hear that the French Tennis Federation had singled out Williams’ Nike-designed compression catsuit when explaining its ban on less traditional outfits at future French Opens, we weren’t…
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No Love: Serena’s Superhero Look Is Being Shut Down by the French Open
France is known for its fashion and Serena Williams is known for her fashion statements, but when she returns to the French Open next year, she will not be allowed to wear outfits like the Nike-designed black catsuit she wore to the 2018 tournament in May. As reported by Sports illustrated, French Tennis Federation (FFT)…
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Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff Becomes Youngest Girls’ Tennis Champion in 24 Years
Another black girl making history. Yes! It looks like black women will always be setting the standard for what tennis champions should embody. Cori “Coco” Gauff, 14, became the youngest girl to win the junior title at the French Open since 1994. Gauff defeated Caty McNally 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1) in an all-American final to…
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NOOOOO!!! Serena Williams Pulls Out of French Open Because of Injury
It seems that we’ll have to wait a little longer to see Serena Williams dominate on the tennis courts once more. The superstar called off her grand-slam comeback and pulled out of the French Open on Monday because of a pectoral injury shortly before she was due to face archnemesis Maria Sharapova in a highly…
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Wakanda for the Win: Serena Williams Brought Superhero Style to the French Open
She’s baaaaaaack. … Serena Williams on Tuesday proved her bounce-back complete after the difficult birth of baby Alexis Olympia by winning her first grand-slam match at this year’s French Open, beating Czech opponent Kristýna Plíšková 7-6(4), 6-4. And she did it in Black Panther-worthy style, with the hip-length braids she rocked at the recent royal…
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Serena Williams Is Looking Like a Goddess for Her Harper’s Bazaar UK Cover
Serena Williams debuted her Harper’s Bazaar UK July cover, on which she looks especially stunning. On the cover of the issue, slated to hit stands Thursday, Williams is wearing an all-black one-piece swimsuit with a black parka, curly hair styled in windswept gorgeousness, a stunning smile on her face. “Queen Serena: The Power and the…