Venus Williams News Archives

The Williams sisters could be headed for a final matchup at the Sony Ericsson Championships after Venus Williams advanced to the semifinals along with Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki on Friday.

Caroline Wozniacki reacts to a leg cramp during her WTA Championships match against Vera Zvonareva on Thursday in Doha, Qatar.

Dinara Safina pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Championships after just two games with a serious back injury on Wednesday, handing the year-end No.

Serena and Venus Williams think Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters' return to competitive tennis is good for the game.

Victoria Azarenka defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round-robin group match in the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

Venus Williams, of the US, training for the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha yesterday.

Serena Williams of the U.S., left, holds up the championship trophy as Dinara Safina of Russia displays the runner-up plaque following their women's final match on day 13 of the Australian Open Tennis Championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan.

Doha: A new tennis complex will be needed in Qatar to accommodate the growing number of players taking up the game, the head of the Qatar Tennis Federation has said.

Qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova upset top-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Kremlin Cup, sending Jelena Jankovic to the season-ending WTA Championships.

Maria Sharapova has committed to playing in the 2010 Cellular South Cup event, and the former world No.

Svetlana Kuznetsova slipped by Venus Williams and is ranked No. 3 in Monday's women's tennis rankings.

Osaka, Japan: India's Sania Mirza sent out a strong signal of intent when she eliminated fifth seed Shahar Peer of Israel in the first round of the Japan Open women's tennis tournament yesterday.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams attend the 2009 US Open Draw Presentation at the New York Times Center on August 27, 2009 in New York City.

Doha: Current World No. 6 Venus Williams and World No. 7 Victoria Azarenka are the latest players to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships - " Doha 2009, in the singles competition.

American Venus Williams rode out a second set implosion to reach the second round of the $6.6 million China Open with a 6-2 7-6 defeat of Russian Vera Dushevina on Saturday.

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova marched into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday with a routine win, but compatriot Nikolay Davydenko was ousted in a straight-set upset.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic cruised into the semifinals of the China Open with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 victory against Spain's Fernando Verdasco on Friday.

Maria Sharapova was ousted from the third round of the China Open on Wednesday in Beijing.

DINARA Safina was beaten 7-5, 7-6 by local wild card entrant Zhang Shuai in the China Open second round, a shock defeat that could lead to the Russian's No.

Novak Djokovic fired 10 aces in a 6-3, 7-5 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu on Monday to advance to the second round of the China Open.

Serena and Venus Williams will meet in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time after a rollercoaster Thursday which witnessed epic drama as well as a farcical no-contest. Serena reached her fifth final with a 6-7 , 7-5, 8-6 win over Elena Dementieva where she saved a match point in the longest women's semi-final in the tournament's history.

Venus Williams survived a second-set implosion to reach the second round of the $6.6 million China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 defeat of Russian Vera Dushevina on Saturday.

One day the WTA appears to have no depth, the next, more than enough depth. Kim Clijsters missed two years, played seven matches upon her return which turned out to be just enough prep for her to slice through the US Open field to win her second major.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova stormed into the Pan Pacific Open semi-finals by outfoxing Czech Iveta Benesova 6-4, 7-5 yesterday Former world number one Maria Sharapova stormed into the Pan Pacific Open semi-finals by outfoxing Czech Iveta Benesova 6-4, 7-5 yesterday.

The American teenager who reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open earlier this month is the first player to commit to next spring's Family Circle Cup in Charleston.