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See also: 24-hour television news channels (category). All titles except 2002 Leipzig won with Venus Williams as partner. The CNN format has inspired many similar cable news services:. Williams was also on Punk'd when Williams was trying to save a Punk'd problem kid played by Rob Pinkston until Ashton Kutcher came out from the SUV with a baby. (boldface indicate they're CNN's original bureaus, meaning they have been in operation since the network's first day). These controversies re-emerged in April 2005 as MTV announced plans to broadcast a reality show around the lives of Serena and Venus Williams. (boldface indicate they're CNN's original bureaus, meaning they have been in operation since the network's first day). However in 2005 she won her seventh Grand Slam event defeating Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport en route to the title.

Conservatives have alleged that CNN's reporting is characterized by liberal editorials disguised as news and have jokingly referred to CNN as the "Clinton News Network", the "Communist News Network", or "Clearly Not Neutral." Conservative critics point to the following as evidence of bias:. Disappointing performances during 2004 have been cited as proof of this lack of focus. CNN has come mainly under criticism by conservatives for liberal bias. Some believe that she is far too concerned with her fashion and acting careers, and has not focused enough recently on her tennis. See also: Media bias, Propaganda model. Controversy has arisen over Williams's level of dedication to the sport. See for instance, Groland and CNNNN. The injury also forced her to pull out of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

CNN has also been lampooned and parodied. On August 1, she announced her withdrawal from the Rogers Cup due to the same injury. CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: CNNSI shut down in 2002, and CNNfn shut down after nine years on the air in December 2004. On July 30, she withdrew from her quarterfinal match against Russia's Vera Zvonareva with a left knee injury joining her sister who had earlier pulled out due to a sprained right knee. On September 11, 2001, CNN was the first network to break news of what would prove to be the September 11 attacks. She reached the final of Wimbledon once again, but lost to the 17-year-old Russian player Maria Sharapova, heralded as one of the greatest young talents the game has seen. It uses local reporters in many of its news-gathering centers, though they cover stories from an international (some would still say U.S.) perspective. Serena withdrew from Australian Open 2004 to continue rehabilitating her left knee.

CNN International now provides regional editions of its news service, in response to foreign demand for less U.S.-centric news coverage, and also rival services such as BBC World and Sky News. Williams' older sister, Yetunde Price, was murdered on the morning of September 14, 2003, by gunshots as she passed by in a car driven by a man in the Compton area. There was a television movie, Live from Baghdad, about the network's coverage of the war. The Williams siblings are the first two women in Grand Slam history to square off in four consecutive finals. government during the war. Even this so-called "Serena Slam" is not a true Grand Slam—tennis purists demand that a player collect all four major titles in a single calendar year to be deemed to have achieved a Grand Slam—it was still a remarkable and rare accomplishment, made all the more remarkable for the fact that Serena had to beat her sister each time. government, which led to accusations that it did not attempt to investigate the claims of the U.S. When Serena beat her sister Venus to win the Australian Open on January 24, 2003, that was only the sixth time a woman has held all four of tennis' major championships at the same time, and the first since Steffi Graf in 1994.

It obtained much of that coverage through close cooperation with the U.S. At Wimbledon in the 2003 tournament, Serena Williams became back to back champion, by defeating Henin-Hardenne in the Semifinals, and her sister Venus in the Finals on July 5, with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. CNN's global reputation was greatly enhanced in 1991 during the Gulf War, where its saturation coverage was carried around the world. Henin-Hardenne commented: "Everybody's happy today but the Williams sisters". Henin-Hardenne was responsible for two of Serena's three losses in 2003 (all on clay). CNN debuted its news website CNN.com (then referred to as CNN Interactive) on August 30, 1995, which it describes as the first major news and information website on the Internet. Among boos and catcalls, frustrated Serena lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium (Venus lost to Vera Zvonareva in the fourth round). CNN has launched many regional and foreign-language networks around the world. For the first time since January 2002, the Grand Slam final did not read Williams-Williams at the French Open in June 2003.

The network has 42 bureaus around the world and more than 900 affiliates worldwide. Her feat was coined the "Serena Slam". Since CNN's launch on June 1, 1980, the network has expanded its reach to a number of cable and satellite television networks (such as CNN Headline News), 12 web sites, two private place-based networks (such as CNN Airport Network), and two radio networks. She won the Australian Open in 2003, her fourth straight Grand Slam singles title becoming the fifth woman ever to hold all four titles after Connolly, Court, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf and only the ninth woman ever to win all four Grand Slam events. This was not deemed a Grand Slam by tennis purists, as the four tournaments were not won in the same calendar year. Globally, the network has combined branded networks and services that are available to more than 1.5 billion people in over 212 countries and territories. She stated that she believes that Serena's powerful groundstrokes could be negated by extending the rallies and also hitting "junk"—keeping the ball low to make it harder to hit powerful shots. hotel rooms, and it broadcasts primarily from its headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta and from studios in New York City and Washington, DC. Martina Navratilova, in an article in June 2003, stated that, given equal equipment, at her peak she would have been able to beat Serena.

households [3] (http://www.tvweek.com/article.cms?articleId=27290) and more than 890,000 U.S. The main weaknesses in her game, similar to her sister Venus, include relatively weak volleying and, because she attempts so many winners, she can occasionally commit large numbers of unforced errors. As of December 2004, it is available in 88.2 million U.S. Serena is also very mobile for her size and power, unlike some of the earlier big hitters in the women's game (for example, Lindsay Davenport). It celebrated its 25th anniversary on June 1, 2005. Her serve is also extremely powerful—in sheer speed, comparable to some of the male players on the tour. CNN is widely credited for introducing the concept of 24-hour news coverage. Against most opponents, her sheer power is enough to win easily, forcing them back behind the baseline to hit their shots, at which point she is able to hit equally powerful winners.

It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. By this stage, Serena had developed the most powerful groundstrokes of any women's tennis player ever (aided, like all players of the modern era, by the advances in racquet technology). CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1] (http://www.meandted.com/author.htm) [2] (http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/) (although he currently is not recognized in CNN's official history). In 2002, she won the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. ESPNEWS (1996). 2001 was the third consecutive year in which she finished in the top 10 reaching her first Grand Slam singles final in two years. CNN/SI (CNN/Sports Illustrated) (1996). In 2000, she won the doubles gold medal at the Olympics with sister Venus.

FOX News (1996). 4 in just her third full season winning first five titles of her career including her first Grand Slam. MSNBC (1996). She finished 1999 in the top 5 at no. CNNfn (1995). The next day, she and sister Venus won the doubles championship at the same tournament. CNN Airport Network (1992). On September 11 of 1999, Serena won her first Grand Slam tournament when she became US Open champion, becoming the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam tournament since Althea Gibson did it in 1958.

Court TV (1991). Serena has been the focus of many ad campaigns, including one with shoe and clothes maker Puma, which signed her to a 12 million dollar agreement. CNBC (1989). 7 Steffi Graf in the final at Indian Wells. CNN International (1985). 8 Mary Pierce in the quarter final, and world no. Weather Channel (1982). 2 Lindsay Davenport in the second round, world no.

CNN Headline News (1982). Ranked number 21, she defeated 3 top 10 players: world no. Seoul, South Korea. She defeated Amélie Mauresmo in third set in a final the same day sister Venus won in Oklahoma City marking first time in professional tennis history two sisters won titles in the same week. Santiago, Chile. In 1999, Serena was ranked number 21 worldwide, and she and sister Venus had become mainstream celebrities. Rome, Italy. She earned 2.6 million dollars in the season.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won her first pro title in doubles at Oklahoma City with sister Venus becoming the third pair of sisters to win a WTA tour women's doubles title. New Delhi, India. She won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon and US Open with Max Mirnyi completing a Williams family 1998 mixed doubles Grand Slam as sister Venus won Australian Open and Roland Garros titles with Justin Gimelstob. Nairobi, Kenya. 10 Spirlea in the 2nd round for her fifth top 10 victory becoming the fastest woman in tennis history to record five top 10 victories (in 16 matches) breaking the previous record set by Monica Seles in 1989 in her 33rd match. Moscow, Russia. At Miami, she defeated world no.

Mexico City, Mexico. She reached six other quarterfinals during the season. London, United Kingdom. 9 Irina Spirlea in the first. Lagos, Nigeria. Serena was then expected to do well in her first Grand Slam tournament, but she lost in the second round of the Australian Open to sister Venus after reaching the second round with a victory over world no. Kabul, Afghanistan. Serena felt she had become a top professional after beating Lindsay Davenport in the semi-finals of a minor Australian tournament.

Jerusalem, Israel. 3 Lindsay Davenport in the quarter final. Jakarta, Indonesia. 96 reaching semifinal winning over world no. Islamabad, Pakistan. She began the season in Sydney as a qualifier ranked no. Hong Kong, China. 1998 was the first year in which she finished in the WTA top 20.

Havana, Cuba. 99. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She finished 1997 in the top 100 at no. Buenos Aires, Argentina. She did not give up, and she started winning matches: By 1997, ranked number 304 in the world, she upset Monica Seles and Mary Pierce at the Ameritech Open in Chicago, recording her first career wins over top 10 players. Beijing, China. Her first professional event was the Bell Challenge in Quebec, and she was ousted in less than an hour of play.

Berlin, Germany. Because of her age, she was banned from WTA sponsored tournaments, and had to participate in non-WTA events at first. Baghdad, Iraq. Serena became a professional in September 1995, at the age of 14. Seattle (Closed Q1, 2005). Soon Richard, who had struck a deal on behalf of his daughters with a major clothing company, was able to move the rest of the Williams family to West Palm Beach, to be near Serena and Venus. Washington, DC. Micci had already helped the careers of Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce, among others.

San Francisco. In 1991, Richard Williams, saying that he hoped to prevent his daughters from facing racism, stopped sending them to national junior Tennis tournaments, and Serena attended a Tennis school run by professional player Rick Micci instead. New York City. At one point, she replaced sister Venus as the number one ranked tennis player aged 12 or under in California. Miami. When Serena was four and a half, she won her first tournament, and she entered 49 tournaments before the age of 10, winning 46 of them. Los Angeles. Both Venus and Serena Williams would be taken to Compton area public tennis courts to practice when they were young, and they had to dodge bullets many times during the early practice days.

Detroit. There, her father dreamed of making at least one of his daughters a tennis superstar, hoping that involvement in sports would give them a way out of that neighborhood. Dallas. Serena Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan and when she and her four sisters were young, their parents, Richard and Oracene (also called Brandy), took them to the poor and sometimes violent Los Angeles suburb of Compton. Chicago. She currently resides at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States. Boston. She is the younger sister of another female tennis champion, Venus Williams.

Atlanta. 1 of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). And they're pretty morally relativistic.". Serena Jamica Williams (born September 26, 1981) is a professional women's tennis player, who has been a former World No. tend to be rabid." Klein then said a liberal, progressive TV network would never be as successful as Fox because "progressives don't get too worked up about anything. 2003: Australian Open. On March 24, 2005 in an interview with PBS' Charlie Rose, CNN President Jonathan Klein called FOX News Channel's audience "mostly angry white men [who] .. 2002: Leipzig (with Alexandra Stevenson).

On January 27, 2005 Eason Jordan claimed 12 journalists who were killed were actually targeted by United States troops. Open. [11] (http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=11868). 1999: U.S. forces for 11 days during U.S.-led attacks on Fallujah without comment on cause for his dentention. 1999: French Open. [10] (http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1355027,00.html) Also at the conference, Chris Cramer, a CNN executive, claimed that journalists were being "deliberately targeted (by the US military) for seeking out the truth." That month, al-Arabiya reporter Abdel Kader al-Saadi had been detained by U.S. 1999: Hannover.