Serena Williams had to recently bow out of the WTA Championships due to a stomach injury she most likely suffered while playing against (coincidentally) her sister Venus. According to Serena, the pain would follow her even when she was engaged in the relatively motionless act of sleeping. Also pulling out of the WTA Championships was Ana Ivanovic due to a viral illness. Goto tennis.com and learn more about the rest of the players in contention for the WTA Championship.

The women’s tennis event at the Beijing Olympics is gathering heat every day as Serena Williams of the United States is determined to make it to the final on Saturday. She has currently entered into the third round virtue of a 6-2, 6-0 win over Australian Samantha Stosur and is considered to be one of the favorites by many to claim the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Her sister, Venus Williams is also in the hunt for the gold medal as she has entered the 3^rd round by beating Iveta Benesova of Czech Republic today. There is no doubt that the Williams sisters fans will be buying tickets to the games that they play at the Olympics.

The dream of US tennis star Serena Williams of wining the French Open this year did not turn into a reality as she was easily beaten in the third round by Katrina Srebotnik 6-4, 6-4 in the third round. Serena showed very poor tennis form in the match and most of her overheads, volleys and forehands missed the target. This was the first time that Serena had to leave French Open so early. She was quick to admit that she missed easy shots when the chips were down. She was not in her usual groove in the match and Serena Williams’s fans who had bought tickets to watch her power tennis were a dejected lot. 

Maria Sharapova’s dream of clinching her second successive clay court title received a severe jolt when she was defeated by arch rival Serena Williams in the quarter finals of the Family Circle Cup on Friday. Serena improved her career record against the Russian blonde to 5-2 beat her in three sets with a score line of 7-5, 4-6, 6-1. Serena was able to really break free from the Sharapova shackles only in the third set and is well on course to claim her their successive tournament after winning at Bangalore as well as Miami.

Serena has showed some tremendous tennis skills this season and she has also received good reviews from current as well a ex-players for the same. Serena, who is currently number nine in the world, knows pretty well that her road to claiming the Family Circler Cup is now easy after the defeat of defending champion Jelena Jankovic by Russian Zvonareva.