Injured Venus pulls out of Wimbledon
After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury.
Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although she lost in the first round a year ago. She won the singles trophy -- it...
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Venus Williams Withdraws From Wimbledon
(June 18, 2013) Venus Williams has withdrawn from Wimbledon citing a lower back injury. The five-time winner of the event had played 16 straight years. Williams made the following statement on her Facebook page: Unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in Wimbledon this year. I am extremely disappointed as I have always loved [...]
Williams sisters to play Seles in exhibition
Serena and Venus Williams will kick off the Rogers Cup with a doubles exhibition against Monica Seles and Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.
The match will be played on Centre Court at Rexall Centre on Aug. 5 on the opening night of the weeklong WTA tournament.
Seles will be returning to Toronto for the first time since being inducted into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame in 2009. Bouchard...
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Williams sisters out of French doubles
Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of doubles at the French Open before playing a match.
The sisters were supposed to compete in that event at Roland Garros for the first time since 2010 after receiving a wild card from the tournament.
But they withdrew Wednesday. No reason was given by the tournament.
Venus said she was bothered by pain in her back during a three-set loss...
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Williams sisters pull out of French Open doubles
Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of doubles at the French Open before playing a match.
The sisters were supposed to compete in that event at Roland Garros for the first time since 2010 after receiving a wild card from the tournament.
But they withdrew Wednesday. No reason was given by the tournament.
Venus said she was bothered by pain in her back during a three-set loss...
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Serena Williams and Her Coach/Boyfriend Watch Some Tennis
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Serena Williams of the USA and her coach/boyfriend Patrick Mourataglou watch her sister Venus Williams of the USA play against Laura Robson of Great Britain in their first round match during day two of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2013 at the Foro Italico Tennis Centre in Rome. I guess sometimes you can dip the pen in the company ink.-TO
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Q&A: Venus Williams talks fitness, traveling and... her hair?
Now that we’re officially into the off-season of the two sports which are most near and dear to my heart (college football and college basketball specifically), it has allowed me to not only breathe a sigh of relief, but also to get out into the fresh air and enjoy a little bit of life outside the bomb shelter I call an apartment.
Good times! Well, unless you’re the guy...
Serena and Venus Williams Win to Wrap Up Fed Cup World Group Spot for the U.S.
By Nathalie Narcisse (April 21, 2013) DELRAY BEACH, Florida – On a day where tennis legend Chris Evert was lauded for Federation Cup accomplishments, it was fitting that dynamic duo, Serena and Venus Williams carried their matches to prevent the U.S. from slipping out of the world group. In the first match at the [...]
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Venus dating Cuban model?
Venus Williams has reportedly been dating Cuban model Elio Albert Pis. The two were seen together holding hands and kissing at the U.S. Open.
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