Two-time champion Venus Williams of the USA has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to an illness. Williams was scheduled to play 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki in the 2nd round. In a statement afterward, she said: "I have been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease which is an ongoing medical condition that affects my
No. 24 seed, Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, played her heart out and narrowly defeated No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in round four at Wimbledon, 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-5. Also, No. 32 seed, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria easily downed No. 23 seed, Venus Williams of the USA. In the Quarterfinals, Dominika will face No. 6 seed,
Former No. 1, Maria Sharapova, was sent packing in the 4th round at the 2011 Australian Open by No. 30 seed, #33 Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Petkovic won the match in a surprisingly easy fashion in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. This is the first time the 23-year-old Petkovic has reached the Quarterfinals of a Grand
No. 4 seed, #5 Venus Williams of the USA withdrew after only six minutes of play from her third round match against No. 30 seed, #33 Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Williams, who injured her pelvic muscle during her gruelling three-set match against Sandra Zahlavova, began serving in the second night match on Rod Laver Arena,
Venus Williams, the World No. 5 women's tennis player, is struggling after returning from an injury-laden last season. Venus missed a majority of the 2010 season with an injury to her left knee. She made her return to the court Thursday in an exhibition tournament in Hong Kong. The seven-time Grand Slam champion really struggled
No. 3 Venus Williams is done for the season because of a left knee injury that has sidelined her for most of the second half of 2010. Williams has not played since the U.S. Open, where she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. She was to due to play in the China
Kim Clijsters claimed her third U.S. Open Title today in convincing fashion, defeating Vera Zvonareva in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Kim served to open the match. Both players held serve for the first five games, with Kim holding only a slight edge in the quality of play, which was high. Kim held serve at love
Defending champion Kim Clijsters reached the final again at the U.S. Open by defeating the No. 3 seed and 2-time U.S. Open champion, Venus Williams 4-6, 7-6(7-2), 6-4. Kim won her 20th straight U.S. Open match in the 2-hour, 23-minute semifinal match at the National Tennis Cernter in New York. She knocked off Venus last
No. 7 seed Vera Zvonareva will face No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki in one of the semifinals of the 2010 U.S. Open. This is Zvonareva's first time in the semifinals, having never made it past the 4th round in seven tries, while Wozniacki was a finalist here last year on her third try. Zvonareva defeated
No. 2 seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters will face No. 3 seed Venus Williams in one semifinal at the 2010 U.S. Open. Both Clijsters and Williams have two U.S. Open titles to their name. Clijsters has won the last two times she played here, in 2005 and then again after coming out of retirement
