NO TANTRUMS FOR SERENA IN AUSSIE OPEN FIRST ROUND

Jan. 19 | Serena Williams was on her best behavior Tuesday in her first match in a Grand Slam tournament since her famous outburst at the 2009 US Open, beating up on Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open. Williams played...

This Week in Tennis Business: Serena Williams slapped with record fine of $82,500 for US Open tirade

Dec. 2 | By Justin Cohen Serena WilliamsBy: Justin Cohen · Serena Williams was slapped with a record fine of $82,500 for her US Open tirade at a line judge from this past September. Williams was also put on two-year probation at the four Grand Slam...

Another Serena Incident?!?! Koubek Ejected

Oct. 4 | Call this a Serena incident (before there was a Serena incident). From the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com), it was on Oct. 4, 2007 that Stefan Koubek used “strong language” to challenge...

MEADOWS OF BLUE PAVEMENT WERE STAGES FOR NEW CHAMPS, AND ENOUGH U.S. OPEN DRAMA TO THRILL THE FANS

Sep. 21 | Columbus Circle Rushing from Flushing, 15 days at the Billie were quite enough.  But there were plenty of indelible memories of a very good Open… Amazing how the USTA stretches a tournament that used to take 10 days in a time before floodlights and...

Bizarre Ending To Serena Williams’ US Open Title Defense

Sep. 13 | NEW YORK — Serena Williams excited the US Open in unprecedented fashion Saturday night as she was issued a point penalty on match point for threatening a linesperson who had just called a foot-fault on her. Williams, the defending champion, lost...