August 14, 2020
Serena Williams had only lost to an opponent ranked outside the top-100 four times in her career before Friday. That number was bumped to five by the end of the day. During the quarterfinals of the Top Seed Open, played right here in Lexington, KY, Williams lost in three sets to Shelby Rogers, who is…
August 13, 2020
In what could have been their final professional matchup, Serena Williams mounted an impressive comeback to defeat her older sister Venus in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The 31st meeting of tennis’ most popular sisters, Venus trailed 2-0 early before taking control with five-straight game victories. Of course, that would not be Serena’s last laugh.…
The sport of tennis has never seen a combination like the Williams sisters. Today Venus and Serena Williams may face each other professionally for the final time… in Lexington, Kentucky. Venus Williams began play at Lexington’s Top Seed Open by upsetting former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-2 in the first round. Today’s second round matchup…
August 11, 2020
Women’s professional tennis restarted this week with some of the sport’s top talent competing in the inaugural Top Seed Open, the first WTA tournament in America since March. This is big news here in the Bluegrass because the inaugural Top Seed Open, the first WTA tournament in America since March, is being played in Nicholasville,…
August 9, 2020
Serena Williams makes her official return to the tennis court this week, and she’s doing so right here in the Bluegrass. Williams, the greatest female tennis player of all time, will compete in the Top Seed Open Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event in Nicholasville, Kentucky this week. And she’s happy to be here. “I never…
July 16, 2020
I now interrupt depressing coronavirus news for a very cool piece of actual sports news. Next month, the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, Ky. will host the Top Seed Open, the first WTA event in the United States since the pandemic began. Today, they announced that Serena Williams, the greatest tennis player of all…
