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- Fab Four take aim at women's top tennis ranking
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Serena predicts more Venus showdowns
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-07-05
- Venus into Wimbledon final
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-07-03
- Serena dashes Zheng's hopes to set up third Venus final
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-07-03
- Williams sisters out of Rome tennis tournament, set sights on Paris
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Williams breezes into Rome quarters
- ROME AFP — Former world number one Serena Williams upset Italian hearts as she moved into the WTA Rome International quarter-finals at the expense of home favourite Sara Errani. The former Wimbledon champion won 6-4, 6-3 in a typically dominant performance. Serena, whose sister Venus tackles Vera Zvonareva...
- Research articles 2008-05-15
- Don't write off the Williams sisters, warns Venus
- MELBOURNE AFP — Venus Williams vowed Wednesday that she and sister Serena would bounce back, warning it would be a mistake to think their era is over after a disappointing Australian Open. The American six-time Grand Slam champion was sent crashing out of the tournament in the quarter-finals by...
- Research articles 2008-01-22
- Venus hunts for elusive Australian title
- MELBOURNE AFP — Melbourne hasn't been a happy hunting ground for reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, but she approaches the Australian Open this year in prime form. The six-time Grand Slam champion will be playing her ninth Australian Open, having made the final in 2003 and the semis in...
- Research articles 2008-01-11
- Sister secrets may see Serena into Stuttgart tennis semis
- STUTTGART, Germany AFP — Australian Open champion Serena Williams plans to ask sister Venus for advice how to beat second-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ahead of their quarter-final clash at Stuttgart's WTA tournament. Sixth seed Williams reached the last eight with a 7-5, 6-2 second-round win over Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko on...
- Research articles 2007-10-03
- Willams double for US Open finalist Henin
- NEW YORK AFP — Justine Henin defeated Venus Williams 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 on Saturday to reach her third US Open final only two days after trouncing the American's younger sister Serena. The Belgian top seed broke serve early in both sets to put the American under pressure and despite...
- Research articles 2007-09-07
- Win worth the wait as Henin finishes Williams tennis sweep
- NEW YORK, United States AFP — Justine Henin had not played Venus Williams in 4 1/2 years but she found the outcome well worth the wait, completing a rare sweep of the Williams sisters Friday to reach the US Open women's final. World number one Henin defeated the reigning...
- Research articles 2007-09-07
- US tennis ace Venus joy overshadowed by Serena injury agony
- LONDONAFP — Venus Williams set up a potentially explosive Wimbledon showdown with Maria Sharapova on Monday but her joy was shortlived as tearful sister Serena suffered an agonising Centre Court injury collapse. Former triple champion Venus won the last four games of her third round clash with Akiko Morigami...
- Research articles 2007-07-02
- Smarting Serena packing a punch for Henin
- LONDON AFP — Justine Henin will launch her bid to complete a full set of Grand Slam titles at this year's Wimbledon on a tsunami-strength wave of confidence after following up her French Open triumph with victory on the grass at Eastbourne last week. But the world number one...
- Research articles 2007-06-23
- Nun-fans praying Spurs on
- SAN ANTONIO -- In their simple convent, where rows of chairs are arranged in front of a television and a crucifix, the 23 nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province briefly put aside their pleas for the sick and the poor to pray for the San Antonio Spurs....
- Research articles 2007-06-07
- Venus wins at French Open but rain frustrates Federer
- PARIS AFP — Venus Williams joined sister Serena in the second round of the French Open on Monday as heavy rain again wrecked the programme stalling Roger Federer's progress. Federer was 6-4, 4-1 up over American Michael Russell in his first round tie before play was finally called off...
- Research articles 2007-05-28
- Celtics' Ray: It's personal
- BOSTON - Allan Ray wasn't sure who Don Imus was. The Boston Celtics' rookie guard from Villanova, who grew up in New York, wasn't a listener of Imus' WFAN radio show or a viewer of the MSNBC simulcast. Until Ray spoke with his father, all he knew was that something...
- Research articles 2007-04-12
- Cummings is going to play at Buffalo.(Sports)
- Byline: John Leusch Daily Herald Sports Writer About 10 years ago, Prospect senior Kelly Cummings and her sister Meghan would head to Loyola University to watch their older sister Kim play softball for the Division I program in Chicago. "Our mom (Joan,...
- Research articles 2007-03-14
- Obituaries
- WILLIAM LARS ANDREASEN A lifelong resident of San Mateo County. Born September 7, 1913, he died peacefully on February 5, 2007 at age 93. Born in San Francisco, Bill was raised on a ranch in the hills near Woodside. Along with his mother and...
- Research articles 2007-02-14
- Super Bowl XLI week an exciting journey for Rackow.(Sports Extra)
- Byline: John Radtke As Kate Rackow was growing up a student-athlete at Hampshire High School, she never dreamed she'd be where she is this weekend. Miami, and not just to take in South Beach. But that's exactly where Rackow, her...
- Research articles 2007-02-02
- Williams proves critics wrong to take third Australian tennis title
- MELBOURNE AFP — An emotional Serena Williams swatted aside top seed and world number one Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in the Australian Open final to win her eighth Grand Slam and prove the critics wrong. Sharapova had no answer to Williams' booming serve and blistering returns as the American...
- Research articles 2007-01-26
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