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Venus and Serena Williams Fined Because They Are Bad Losers

Both Serena and Venus Williams have been fined $4,000 each for not turning up to a Wimbledon news conference after their doubles quarterfinal loss. Bad losers! Serena said Thursday she is “shocked to hear” about the penalty, adding she and her sister rarely speak to the media after Grand Slam doubles matches other than finals. [...]

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Venus Williams Doing Her Best Pose

I dont really know why Im posting this picture, as its not news but what the hell. Venus Williams you are one hell of an actress!

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Is Womens Tennis Getting Strong From The Return Of Kim Clijsters?

I love the consistency of womens tennis, but I still find it funny how you can have a match in which you win the first set 6-0 and then lose the next set 6-0! Currently in the female game I think that there are still 3-4 key players who seem to be in the finals [...]

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Roland Garros 2009 – From Choker to Champion

Svetlana Kuznetsova’s 6-4 6-2 drubbing of a tight Dinara Safina in the French Open final served as a particularly unfitting conclusion to what was one of the most enjoyable majors in recent years.  Coming back from a relatively bland 2008 edition, where the story of choice was who wasn’t playing, the 2009 event was at [...]

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Venus Williams Losses to Agnes Szavay in French Open Third Round

Agnes Szavay (29) from Hungary has caused a bit of an upset this afternoon defeated Venus Williams in the third round of the French Open. Venus never really turned up for the match and by the time she got into the flow the match was over. The final score was 6-0 6-4.

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Venus and Serena Williams Both Struggle in First Round at French Open

The Williams sisters have been having a very hard time already in Paris. Venus was very lucky to move past Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round 6-1 4-6 6-2. In the sets that Venus won she was in control, but seemed to have a huge lapse in the second set and giving away a vital [...]

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Andy Murray and Venus Williams Play Traffic Tennis, But Does This Kind of Promotion Actually Do Anything?

Is it just me or does this seem like another pretty pointless publicity stunt from the WTA and ATP tours?  Andy Murray and Venus Williams have a hit of tennis in the main street of Miami on top of cars to promote the tournament. Im sure it didnt cost the tours that much to hire [...]

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The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Have Released Season Ending Rankings

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has released the official 2008 season-ending tennis rankings. Jelena Jankovic has ended the tennis year as the number one tennis player in the world, followed by Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Ana Ivanovic. 2007 POINTS DROPPED ON NOVEMBER 10: Madrid (SEC) Top 20 Rankings (November 10, 2008) 1. [...]

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Venus Williams Wins Year Ending Event in Doha

Venus Williams closed the book on the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis season by winning the season-ending Championships title on Sunday. The 2008 Wimbledon champion defeated Vera Zvonareva in the final match of the year in Doha, Qatar. Williams won her first Sony Ericsson Championships title in three sets 6-7(5), 6-0, 6-2. She is [...]

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Venus Williams (USA) Player Profile

Name: Venus WilliamsCountry: USABirthdate: June 17, 1980 Birthplace: Lynwood, California, USAResidence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USAPlays: Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)Highest Singles Ranking: 1 (February 25, 2002) Highest Doubles Ranking: 5 (October 11, 1999) Scouting: As we all know Venus is the older of the two Williams sisters. Venus has been one of the most [...]

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