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Venus Williams Ousted From Aussie
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Venus Williams was one service game away from holding up her end of a projected sisters semifinal at the Australian Open, until she collapsed in a flurry of errors and lost to No. 16 Li Na.Li reached the Grand Slam semifinals for the first time with the 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 quarterfinal win on Wednesday, giving China two players into the last four of a tennis major for the first time."Best day of my whole life," Li said, grinning widely.Zheng Jie will play a semifinal against former No. 1-ranked Justine Henin in the other half of the draw."Good for both players. Also ...
Venus Williams Secures Quarters Matchup Against Li Na
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Venus Williams advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the seventh time to set up a meeting with China's Li Na, who has never made it this far at the tournament.The sixth-seeded Williams beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Monday, recovering after dropping a set to the Italian for the first time since 2003.Li upset No. 4-seed Caroline Wozniacki, the U.S. Open finalist, 6-3, 6-2 in a 98-minute match featuring 12 service breaks. Li held when it counted, saving three break points in an 11-minute opening game.Along with 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng ...
ITF Let Golden Star Serena Off Hook
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsThe International Tennis Federation has completed its two-month "investigation'' into Serena Williams' f-bomb-laced, threatening tirade toward a line judge on worldwide TV at the U.S. Open. Her "punishment'' should come Monday or Tuesday.I would give just about anything to see the notes from this "investigation.'' The quote-marks show that this was just a theoretical thing, anyway. As in, it took two months to find "justice.''This whole thing has been a sham. Will Williams be suspended from the next major, the Australian Open in January?"I don't think [an Australian Open ban] would make much ...
Italy Takes 2-0 Lead over US at Fed Cup
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AP) -- Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.Glatch lost to Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-1, and Francesca Schiavone rallied after a two-hour rain delay to defeat Oudin 7-6 (2), 6-2 on the outdoor red clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club."She came out and started playing a lot better and wasn't missing anything when she came back out," Oudin said. "She changed her game a little bit. I did the best I could."Reverse singles and doubles were scheduled for Sunday in the best-of-five ...
WTA Finals Will Be All-Williams Affair
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsDOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The Williams sisters will end their season with another title matchup.Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in one semifinal at the Sony Ericsson Championships. Serena Williams won the other when Caroline Wozniacki quit because of an abdominal injury while trailing 6-4, 0-1.Serena, who secured the year-end No. 1 ranking this week, is returning to the final of the WTA Tour's season-ending championships for the first time since 2004. She was knocked out in the group stage the last two years, but was the only player to go undefeated through the ...
Women Come Out Swinging at the U.S. Open
By Domenica Marchetti - Politics DailyWhile much of the tennis world continues to be consumed with the Rafa/Roger rivalry -- will Rafael Nadal's over-stressed knees give out, thus preventing the Spaniard from capturing his first U.S. Open title, or will Roger Federer win a record-breaking sixth consecutive U.S. Open title? -- I have been captivated by the stories, not to mention the amazing match play, of some of the women in this year's tournament. ...
Aged Venus Williams Will Compete Again
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- It's amazing how fast you get old in tennis. Not that it comes too soon, though there's that, too. But it comes in a hurry, out of nowhere.In the real world, it comes gradually. On the tennis court, the tiniest of precision goes, and, snap, you are old.And that brings me to what we saw from Venus Williams on Sunday, losing to Kim Clijsters in the oddest of matches, 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.Williams was a 29-year-old with a heavily supported, swollen left knee, struggling to move, missing some of the easiest volleys. U.S. Open: Women's Scoreboard | Men's ...
Serena Simply Best at Wimbledon, but She Doesn't Show It Often Enough
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsQuite frankly, to use her own words, Serena Williams really is the best. She said so a few months ago, when the computer dropped her from the No. 1 ranking, and then embarrassed herself a few times, even losing to a journeyman hours after her self-proclaimed greatness. But on Saturday, she proved it. She's right. Serena beat her sister, Venus Williams, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 to win Wimbledon. Serena is the best. More Coverage: Serena Triumphs Over Venus in Sister Act "It feels so amazing; I feel so blessed," she said, giddy while still on the court. "I feel like I shouldn't be holding the trophy. I'm ...
Wimbledon Women's Final 2009: Serena Wins Battle of Williams Sisters
By Michael David Smith - AOL NewsSerena Williams won the 2009 Wimbledon women's singles final Saturday, beating older sister Venus Williams 7-6, 6-2. "She was too good," Venus said afterward. "She had an answer for everything and she played the best tennis today. So, congratulations." It was Serena's third Wimbledon title -- beating her sister in the final all three times -- and 11th Grand Slam title. It was also the eighth time in the last 10 years that a Williams sister has won Wimbledon and the eighth Williams vs. Williams Grand Slam final. In the first set, the sisters alternated winning service games, and Serena taking ...
The Only Contest That Counts at Wimbledon
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyEven though the world is changing, not much has changed in the world of women's tennis. As Ria Misra laments, the spokesman for the All England Club has plainly stated, "Good looks are a factor" when scheduling matches for Centre Court at Wimbledon. Crowds will come to see lower-ranked players if they are judged eye candy. That's that. ...
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