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- Venus Williams cruises into quarters at US Open
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Serena and Venus on course for sibling showdown
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-08-30
- Serena Williams returns to top three
- PARIS AFP — American Serena Williams returned to the top three in the WTA rankings released on Monday ahead of the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the season. The two-time US Open winner swopped places with Svetlana Kuznetsova, with the Russian dropping to fourth. Serbia's Ana Ivanovic...
- Research articles 2008-08-25
- 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
- Williams dad opts to skip sisters' showdown
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-07-04
- 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
- Serena doesn't fear Venus defeat in Wimbledon final
- 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....
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Zheng and Dementieva hope to derail Williams Wimbledon express
- LONDON AFP — Chinese history-maker Zheng Jie and brittle blonde Elena Dementieva will attempt to derail the Williams sisters' Wimbledon express in the semi-finals on Thursday. The American siblings have become the dominant forces at the All England Club with Venus winning the title in 2000, 2001, 2005 and...
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Serena blasts Gimelstob's Kournikova 'bitch' outburst
- LONDON AFP — Serena Williams lashed out at fellow American player Justin Gimelstob on Friday after he launched a lurid tirade of abuse which included calling Russian beauty Anna Kournikova "a bitch". Gimelstob, a 31-year-old veteran of the men's tour, let rip during an interview on US radio, which...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
- Serena sees off hobbling Mauresmo at Wimbledon
- LONDON AFP — Serena Williams won the battle of former champions when she beat France's Amelie Mauresmo 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 on Friday to reach the Wimbledon last 16. Williams, the 2002 and 2003 champion, goes on to face Bethanie Mattek for a place in the quarter-finals after her fellow...
- Research articles 2008-06-27
- Williams at Wimbledon for 'decades' to come, says Serena
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- Nadal and Djokovic on course as Williams' suffer French slump
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-05-30
- Advantage Djokovic after French Open tennis draw
- PARIS AFP — Birthday boy Novak Djokovic, the best player in the world in 2008, emerged the big winner after the French Open draw placed a succession of booby traps in the paths of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer's bid to win a first Roland Garros title faces...
- Research articles 2008-05-23
- Serena pulls out of Rome but confident over Roland Garros
- ROME AFP — World number six Serena Williams pulled out of the WTA Rome International on Friday after hurting her back while training, but thinks she will recover in time for the French Open less than two weeks away. "It just happened all of a sudden in practice. I...
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- 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
- WTA stars pay tribute to tennis champion Henin
- ROME AFP — The world's top women tennis players have been paying tribute to and expressing support for former number one Justine Henin after her shock retirement announcement on Wednesday. Most of the rest of the top 10 are playing in Rome in their last tune-up tournament before the...
- Research articles 2008-05-14
- Serena continues mastery of Sharapova
- CHARLESTON, S.C. AP -- Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova for the fourth straight time, winning 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Friday in the Family Circle Cup quarterfinals. Williams has not lost to Sharapova since 2005 and is 5-2 overall against her. This was their first meeting on clay -- Sharapova...
- Research articles 2008-04-19
- Serena dominates Sharapova, Jankovic crashes out of WTA clash
- CHARLESTON, South Carolina AFP — Serena Williams continued her domination of Maria Sharapova with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 win in the quarter-finals of the 1.3 million dollar WTA Family Circle Cup on Friday. Williams improved to 5-2 overall against the Russian who lost for just the second time in...
- Research articles 2008-04-18
- 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
- Chinese pair inflict more pain on Serena
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-01-22
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