London: Rafael Nadal will be seeded No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarter-final match against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray.
The All England Club released the seedings on Wednesday for this year's championships, with the top five in the ATP rankings remaining in their positions.
Djokovic is No. 1, followed by Murray, Federer, David Ferrer and Nadal.
Nadal, who was sidelined for about seven months with a left knee injury after losing in the second round at Wimbledon last year, dropped to No. 5 in the rankings after the French Open, despite beating Ferrer to win the tournament for a record eighth time....
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04:14 PM, Jun 19, 2013
London: American Venus Williams has pulled out of this year's Wimbledon because of a back injury, the five-times singles champion said on Tuesday. The 33-year-old has not played since pulling out of the doubles at this year's French Open. "I will not be able to participate in Wimbledon," Williams wrote on her Facebook page. "I am extremely disappointed as I have always loved The Championships." Williams won her last Wimbledon...
08:21 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Williams chief race engineer Xevi Pujolar said that rookie racer Valtteri Bottas is a more versatile driver than team-mate Pastor Maldonado. Bottas secured a third place on the grid at the rain-hit Canadian GP qualifying session in Montreal while Maldonado could only line-up in 13th. Pujolar believes that both drivers have similar styles but Bottas has the ability of be quick in most conditions. Williams didn't have a good start...
10:07 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Geismar: An explosion and fire killed one person and injured 73 at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, on Thursday, unsettling an industrial town where authorities ordered people to remain indoors for hours to avoid the billowing smoke. The blast at 8:37 am (1337 GMT) sent a huge fireball and column of smoke into the air. The plant along the Mississippi River, about 60 miles (100 km) from...
07:19 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Williams driver Valtteri Bottas is hopeful that his third-place finish in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix will secure him an extended stay with the Grove team next season. The Finn was a surprise third in Montreal where he handed the changeable conditions well to go under a half a second slower than Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Bottas' comments came after deputy team principal Claire...
02:02 PM, Jun 13, 2013
London: Former Formula One world champions Williams will design and provide batteries for cars racing in a new Formula E electric series due to start next year, they said on Tuesday. Williams are the second Formula One team to become involved in the FIA-sanctioned, city-based championship, with McLaren signing up last November to provide the engines, transmission and electronics. The Grove-based team said their Williams Advanced Engineering division, which finds...
05:09 PM, Jun 11, 2013
London: South Korean rapper Psy has revealed that British rock band Queen inspired him to become a pop star. The 'Gangnam Style' hitmaker said he once watched their 1986 Live At Wembley Stadium tape on loop as a teenager in South Korea, reported Sun online. "If it wasn't for Queen at Wembley, I wouldn't be a pop star. When I was growing up I would watch Freddie Mercury (lead vocalist...
05:07 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Montreal: Valtteri Bottas enhanced his reputation as one of the rising stars of Formula One when he upstaged some of the biggest names in the sport on Saturday to qualify third fastest for the Canadian Grand Prix. The 23-year-old from Finland showed maturity beyond his years when he guided his Williams to the second row of the grid in difficult, wet conditions. "I don't think we expected to be on...
12:05 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Paris: Predictably it was unlucky 13 for Maria Sharapova as she lost her French Open crown to Serena Williams on Saturday, yet the Russian remained defiant as she drew positives from yet another defeat against the world number one. Sharapova has now lost 13 matches in a row to Williams but after the humiliation of a 6-0 6-1 defeat in the Olympics final last year, a 6-4 6-4 was a...
11:24 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Paris: Serena Williams thinks her best years may still be ahead of her at the age of 31. She overcame stubborn resistance from defending champion Maria Sharapova in the French Open final on Saturday to clinch her 16th Grand Slam title, beating the Russian 6-4, 6-4 and extending her own winning streak to 31 matches. "I want to go out at my peak. That's my goal. But have I peaked...
10:56 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Paris: Serena Williams is already assured a place in tennis history but her coach believes the 16-time grand slam champion will soon embroider her status among the greats. The American, who beat Maria Sharapova to win the French Open on Saturday, is now two grand slam titles shy of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's tally of 18, and Patrick Mouratoglou believes Williams has the motivation to equal the mark. "She...
08:16 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Paris: Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002 when she beat familiar foil Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. The victory completed the No. 1-ranked Williams' rebound from a shocking loss to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano in the first round at Roland Garros a year ago. Since that defeat she's 74-3, including titles at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the London Olympics and...
08:32 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Paris: Serena Williams gives pet names to her various character traits whereas Maria Sharapova, who will try to prevent the American claiming a 16th Grand Slam title in Saturday's French Open final, usually sticks rigidly to the ice maiden routine. Defending champion Sharapova has been quite erratic in the last couple of rounds, mixing brilliance with woeful interludes, with aces and winners often being matched by doubles faults and wild...
10:56 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Paris: Maria Sharapova was not even an adult the last time she beat Serena Williams, it was so long ago. That was at the WTA Championships, when the Russian was just over 17 1-2 years old. Nearly nine years later, she'll try to stop Williams from winning her 16th Grand Slam title in the French Open final on Saturday, where Sharapova has to beat overwhelming odds to defend her title....
06:16 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Paris: For a decade, the French Open has presented more problems for Serena Williams than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments. Her collection of 15 major championships includes five from Wimbledon, five from the Australian Open, four from the U.S. Open ... and one from Roland Garros. Ever since she beat her sister in the 2002 final in Paris, starting a run of four consecutive titles at tennis' most...
05:37 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Paris: Serena Williams reached the French Open final for the first time since 2002 when she beat Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday. The No. 1-ranked Williams' opponent Saturday will be defending champion Maria Sharapova, who defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Against Errani, the runner-up last year, Williams took control by winning 26 of 34 points in the opening set. The match was 37 minutes old before Errani won...
11:13 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Paris: Serena Williams came from behind in the third set on Tuesday and advanced to the French Open semi-finals for the first time since 2003 when she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Williams had been beaten the last four times she reached the Roland Garros quarter-finals, most recently in 2010. The 15-time Grand Slam champion, who is ranked No. 1, won her only French Open title in 2002. Against...
08:33 PM, Jun 04, 2013
