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Venus Williams cruises into quarters at US Open
- 2008-09-01
NEW YORK AFP — Two-time US Open champion Venus Williams has avenged an earlier loss by routing ninth seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-3 setting up a showdown with sister Serena in the quarter-finals. Venus, who won back-to-back US Open titles in 2000 and 2001, avenged a loss to the...
Serena and Venus on course for sibling showdown
- 2008-08-30
NEW YORK AFP — American sisters Serena and Venus Williams continued their march toward a quarter-final showdown at the US Open by winning third round matches by identical 6-2, 6-1 scores. Serena cruised to victory over Japan's Ai Sugiyama in 66 minutes while Venus needed even less time, dispatching...
Serena predicts more Venus showdowns
- 2008-07-05
LONDON AFP — Serena Williams shrugged off her heartbreaking Wimbledon defeat to big sister Venus to predict that the two Americans are far from finished as Grand Slam winners. Venus clinched her fifth Wimbledon title with a 7-5, 6-4 win on Saturday in what was the pair's first meeting...
Williams dad opts to skip sisters' showdown
- 2008-07-04
LONDON AFP — Richard Williams, father and coach to Serena and Venus, has opted to miss their Wimbledon singles final here on Saturday. The decision of Richard Williams to fly back to Florida came after a fresh outburst of speculation over whether he has any influence over the outcome...
Serena dashes Zheng's hopes to set up third Venus final
- 2008-07-03
LONDON AFP — Serena Williams will face big sister Venus for the third time in a Wimbledon final after ending wildcard Zheng Jie's hopes of becoming the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam final. Serena, who beat Venus in the 2002 and 2003 finals, had to dig...
Serena doesn't fear Venus defeat in Wimbledon final
- 2008-07-02
LONDON AFP — Serena Williams would love to face her sister Venus in Saturday's Wimbledon final because there is nobody the former champion would rather lose to. The Americans moved a step closer to a third all-Williams final at the All England Club with convincing quarter-final victories on Tuesday....
Williams at Wimbledon for 'decades' to come, says Serena
- 2008-06-23
LONDON AFP — Two-time champion Serena Williams said she and her sister Venus, the reigning women's champion, intend to return to Wimbledon for "decades" to come as she negotiated the first round safely on Monday. "We have decades left at Wimbledon, we definitely plan on capitalising," Serena said after...
Nadal and Djokovic on course as Williams' suffer French slump
- 2008-05-30
PARIS AFP — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a French Open semi-final showdown on Friday as Serena and Venus Williams both crashed out of Roland Garros at the third round stage. While the American sisters, with 14 Grand Slam titles between them, were packing their...
Williams sisters out of Rome tennis tournament, set sights on Paris
- 2008-05-16
ROME AFP — World number six Serena Williams has pulled out of the WTA Rome International after hurting her back while training, but thinks she will recover in time for the French Open less than two weeks away. Her sister Venus soon followed her off the red clay at...
Chinese pair inflict more pain on Serena
- 2008-01-22
MELBOURNE AFP — Chinese doubles pair Yan Zi and Jie Zheng inflicted more pain on the Williams clan Tuesday by beating Serena and Venus in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Serena backed up from her quarter-final singles loss to Jelena Jankovic just hours earlier to team with sister Venus as...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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