Serena Williams

Serena Williams Wins Bank Of The West Classic At Stanford

Serena Williams overcame a shaky start and two service breaks to beat lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe.

2012/07/15

Coco Vandeweghe returns a shot to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during the semifinals of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University Taube Family Tennis Stadium on July 14, 2012 in Stanford, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Coco Vandeweghe Reaches Stanford Bank Of The West Final

Lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe reached her first WTA Tour final with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory against Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer on Saturday at the Bank of the West Classic.

2012/07/14

Daily Madden: ESPY Awards Fill TV Sports Vacuum

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The ESPY Awards come at a time when both basketball players and baseball players sit idle for just a couple of days. Watching the ceremony Wednesday night on television brought back […]

2012/07/12

Serena Williams returns a shot to Nicole Bibbs during the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University Taube Family Tennis Stadium on July 11, 2012. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Serena Williams Wins 1st Match At Bank Of The West Classic

Four days after capturing the singles’ title at Wimbledon, the fourth-ranked and top-seeded Serena Williams beat reigning NCAA champion Nicole Gibbs 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Bank of the West on Wednesday.

2012/07/11

Nicole Gibbs returns a shot to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand during the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University Taube Family Tennis Stadium on July 10, 2012. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Stanford Junior To Face Serena Williams At Bank Of The West Classic

Nicole Gibbs, a junior at Stanford, said she has never played better in her life. Now she gets to play the match of her life.

2012/07/10

Virginie Razzano (left) shakes hands after defeating Serena Williams in their Women's Singles 1st Round match of the French Open on May 29, 2012 in Paris. (PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images)

GameDay: The Classic That Nobody Saw

What happened on the clay at Roland Garros was proof that you don’t have to wait until the hyperbole of a final to see a tennis match worthy of a classic.

2012/05/30

Serena Williams returns a shot to Maria Sharapova of Russia during the Bank of the West Classic at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University on July 29, 2011. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Serena Williams Defeats Sharapova At Bank Of The West Classic

Serena Williams put on a clinic with precision serving and a sharp ground game to get the better of second-seeded Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-3, in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic.

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/29

Serena Williams acknowledges the crowd after her win over Anastasia Rodionova of Australia during the Bank of the West Classic at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University on July 26, 2011. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Serena Williams To Face Sharapova At Bank Of The West Classic

Serena Williams beat Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday at the Bank of the West Classic to set up a quarterfinal match with Maria Sharapova in a battle of former world No. 1s.

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/28