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Fab Four take aim at women's top tennis ranking
- 2008-09-01
NEW YORK AFP — Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic lead a four-woman assault upon the world number one ranking at the US Open, a fight that could come down to Saturday night's Grand Slam title showdown. Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva, each hoping to become the second Russian woman...
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...
Williams sisters win doubles Olympic gold
- 2008-08-17
BEIJING AFP — US sisters Serena and Venus Williams beat Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2, 6-0 to claim their second women's doubles Olympic gold medal on Sunday. The Williams sisters first won the doubles title at Sydney 2000, when Venus also won singles gold. ...
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...
Venus into Wimbledon final
- 2008-07-03
LONDON AFP — Venus Williams moved to within one match of a fifth Wimbledon singles title after beating Russia's Elena Dementieva in straight sets in the semi-finals on Thursday. The defending champion won 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) to set up a potential final date with her sister Serena, who faced...
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...
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...
"Old lady" Serena out to beat the kids at French Open
- 2008-05-24
PARIS AFP — All the talk is of the new generation - Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic - to win the French Open and replace the freshly-retired Justine Henin as world No.1. But the "veteran" Serena Williams believes this could be the year she adds a second Roland Garros...
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...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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