Tag: venus williams
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US Open: Serena and Venus Williams team up for doubles
Serena Williams will play doubles with sister Venus at the US Open after the pair were awarded a wild card. The US Open is set to be the final tournament of Serena’s career, and she is giving herself two shots at success.
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Tennis Star Venus Williams, reveals she is a virgin at 41
Venus Williams, reveals she is a virgin at 41
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Venus overcomes illness to advance at Indian Wells
Venus Williams played through illness to win a seesaw opening round match against German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 0-6 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Williams, who received medical attention from a trainer late in the first set, saved her best tennis for the biggest moments, breaking Petkovic for a sixth time in the…
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Australian Open: Williams sisters through to second round
Serena Williams stormed into the Australian Open second round as she began her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title with a win over Tatjana Maria. The 37-year-old American, whose 23rd major title came in Melbourne when she was pregnant two years ago, won 6-0 6-2 in 49 minutes on Rod Laver Arena, BBC reports.…
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Wimbledon: Venus Williams becomes eighth of top 10 seeds knocked out
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams became the eighth of the top 10 seeds to be knocked out after a third-round defeat by Kiki Bertens. Ninth seed Williams, 38, was beaten 6-2 6-7 (4-6) 8-6 by the 26-year-old Dutchwoman on Court One. Williams’ fellow American Madison Keys lost nine consecutive games in her defeat to qualifier…
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Miami Open: Venus Williams beaten by world number 93 Danielle Collins
Three-time champion and eighth seed Venus Williams has been knocked out of the Miami Open in the quarter-finals by qualifier Danielle Collins. The 24-year-old, ranked 93rd in the world, needed only one hour 29 minutes to come through 6-2 6-3 against fellow American Williams, 37, a seven-time Grand Slam winner. It was Collins’ first victory…
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Defending champion Johanna Konta loses to Williams at Miami Open
British number one Johanna Konta has been knocked out of the Miami Open in the fourth round by three-time champion Venus Williams. Defending champion Konta, ranked 14th in the world, won the first set but eventually lost 5-7 6-1 6-2. The 26-year-old had beaten world number eight Williams in straight sets in the semi-finals 12…
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Williams sisters to meet in Indian Wells third round game
Serena Williams will play her sister Venus in the third round at Indian Wells as she continues her comeback after the birth of her child. The 36-year-old American, who was out for 14 months, beat Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 in round two. “Everything is a bonus,” said Serena Williams after winning…
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Australian Open final: Serena beats Venus, wins 23rd grand slam title
Serena Williams on Saturday beat Sister Venus in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to win her seventh Australian Open an Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam singles title. The win puts her ahead of Steffi Graf in terms of Open Era majors. Serena, 35, won 6-4 6-4 to pass Graf in the all-time list of major winners…