Venus Williams is not your typical tennis star. While most professional tennis players come from high-priced tennis academies and country clubs, Williams learned how to play on the tough streets of Co...
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Venus Williams captured the tennis world's attention at age seventeen with a stunning tournament debut at the 1997 U.S. Open, one of the most prestigious events in the sport. Ranked sixty-sixth in the...
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Venus Williams needed just 49 minutes to reach the third round of the Family Circle Cup, defeating Vasilisa Bardina 6-2, 6-1 Wednesday in a match briefly suspended because of rain.Williams, ranked ...
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Venus Williams doesn't exactly know how her injured left wrist will respond in her return to competitive tennis. She just knows it's time."I've been working fairly hard, but obviously with match pl...
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Venus Williams beat Michaella Krajicek 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday in a first-round match at the J&S Cup and Mara Santangelo upset fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-3 in a second-round match.Williams tr...
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Top-seeded Venus Williams coasted to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jill Craybas on Tuesday in the first round of the Japan Open.Williams needed just 58 minutes on the hardcourt surface at Ariake Colosseu...
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Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title Saturday, then basked in cheers on the court that always seems to inspire her best tennis.The heavily favored Williams beat surprising finalist Marion ...
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Venus Williams came to Memphis to work herself back into competitive shape. Now she has a chance to cap her return in winning style.Playing her first tournament since October after recovering from ...
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Venus Williams stood still, all straight-faced and serious, during a TV interview right before she played in the French Open's third round.Her opponent, Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, giggled while del...
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Improbable as this Wimbledon title might have seemed, Venus Williams knew it could happen. Far away as that trophy might have appeared only last week, Williams knew she had the game and the grit to...
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I tried it once, and nothing terrible happened.
So here, for our second attempt at live-blogging the Open, I'll be presenting a running account of the women's semifinal between Venus Williams and J...
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Venus Williams will play in the Fed Cup against Belgium.U.S. Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison said Monday that Williams, who missed the Australian Open with a left wrist injury, has committed to play ...
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