At 34 and having suffered successive upsets in grand slam finals – Kerber joining Roberta Vinci as a Serena-slayer – it could be that Williams' opportunity to join Steffi Graf on 22 major singles titles has gone.
In successive upsets, Democratic primary challengers in Chicago, Illinois, and Cleveland, Ohio, wrested the party's nomination from sitting prosecutors who came under sharp criticism for their handling of the fatal shootings of Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice.
A defeat for Sheens's side would represent a stunning upset at successive World Cups.
Yet successive governments wary of upsetting a key demographic – the comfortable homeowner – have repeatedly failed to carry out revaluations, despite rocketing prices.
Successive governments have been unwilling to upset voters by raising the price of gas, which has contributed to the government's strained financial position.
Westley, Preston's fourth manager in the last three seasons, took Stevenage from the Conference to League One in successive seasons and was behind the cup upsets of Newcastle and Reading.
The writers are not always right -- Stanford upset Ohio State and Michigan in successive Rose Bowls in the early 1970's and has defeated its archrival, the University of California at Berkeley, in their last six gridiron showdowns.
The Hokies (6-2, 3-2 Big East), who were upset last week by Syracuse, have lost successive games for the first time since they lost to Pitt and Virginia to end the 1997 season.
The defending Premiership champions, who are currently second in the league table and face Munster in the last eight of the Heineken Cup, were aiming to win a sixth final in a row, while Sale were hoping to upset the odds and end a run of six successive defeats in meetings between the clubs.
A string of successive victories in states out west would lead to dreams of even pulling off an upset in California.
