Venus Williams has pulled out of World TeamTennis matches next week because of the back injury that kept her out of Wimbledon. The seven-time Grand Slam title winner was scheduled to play for the Washington Kastles in home matches Monday and Tuesday, and on the road against the Texas Wild on Wednesday. The Kastles are
At 31, the oldest World #1 woman in the open era, Serena Williams, dominated the 2013 French Open from start to finish, and it was a grand finish. Pushed to three sets only once throughout the seven matches, Serena finished off a spectacular performance by defeating World #2, Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-4 in the final
World No. 1 Serena Williams is among the top players to advance through the opening round at the 2013 French Open. It took four days to complete the rain-delayed round one. Serena continued her amazing dominance by defeating No. 74 ranked Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-0, 6-1. The first set took only 20 minutes. Tatishvili
Serena Williams is arguably one of the best women tennis players ever. And when she loses her temper, she is one of the best at that as well. Her latest temper tantrum proves the point. In the Quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian Open, Serena was playing 19-year-old American up-and-comer, Sloane Stephens. They had split sets,
Two former No. 1s, four-time Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova of Russia, and seven-time Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams of the USA, met in round three of the 2013 Australian Open. No. 2 seed, Maria kept up her dominating ways eliminating the No. 25 seed, Venus, 6-1, 6-3. After the match, Maria said: "“I think
No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova is proving to be quite stingy on the court, refusing to give up any games through two entire rounds at the 2013 Australian Open. Maria's latest demolition came over No. 92 ranked Misaki Doi of Japan. After the match, Maria said: "I was just really trying to be focused... But
Serena & Venus Williams celebrate on the podium after receiving their gold medal for winning the London 2012 Olympic Games women's doubles tennis tournament on Saturday, August 5, 2012. They defeated Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 6-4 under a closed roof on a rainy afternoon at the All England Club. Serena became
No. 79 ranked Elena Vesnina of Russia had a relatively easy first round match against 5-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams of the USA, in the 1st round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Williams 6-1, 6-3. Williams, currently ranked No. 58, took nearly seven months off from professional tennis, adjusting her diet and fitness regimen
With the 2012 Australian Open just around the corner, the tournament withdrawals are mounting. Today, the No. 10 seed, Andrea Petkovic of Germany withdrew with a stress fracture in her lower back. The injury could keep her sidelined for two months. Petkovic lost 7-5, 6-4 to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in a second-round match at
Australian Open defending champion, Kim Clijsters, is planning to try to defend her title in Melbourne in 2012. Clijsters has not played much since winning her first Australian Open title last January. She has been hampered by foot, shoulder and abdominal injuries. She dropped out of the top 10 this week, marking the first time
