Black History Month – Serena Williams
…At the Australian Open, the unseeded Williams defeated fifth seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia in the third round 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. It was Williams’ first win over a top 10 player since her defeat of Lindsay Davenport in the 2005 Australian Open final. In the fourth round, Williams defeated the eleventh-seeded Jelena Janković of Serbia 6-3, 6-2. She then defeated sixteenth seeded Shahar Peer in the quarterfinals 3-6, 6-2, 8-6 and tenth seeded Nicole Vaidišová 7-6(5), 6-4 in the semifinals. In the final, Williams defeated top seeded and second ranked Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in 63 minutes to take her third Australian Open singles title. The victory elevated her ranking from 81st to 14th in the world. Williams dedicated the win to her deceased sister, Yetunde Price…
Serena Williams
