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
Paris: 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 in...
09:02 AM, May 30, 2013
Paris: Grimacing after some poor shots, leaning over with hands on knees while catching her breath after others, Venus Williams left the French Open after the first round for the first time since 2001. Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion seeded 30th, lost 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 on Sunday to 40th-ranked Urszula Radwanska of Poland, who never has been past the second round of a major tournament. The quick...
01:32 AM, May 27, 2013
Paris: Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years. The sisters received a doubles wild card from the tournament on Saturday, allowing them to play in that event after skipping it in 2011 and 2012. It's only the fourth time they'll be a pair at Roland Garros. They won the French Open doubles title in 1999 - beating Martina Hingis...
11:00 PM, May 25, 2013
Rome: Laura Robson overcame strong winds to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Monday and set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena Williams. Both players struggled with the wind at the Foro Italico, with Robson hitting eight double-faults and Venus six, although Venus' errors came at more inopportune times, notably two double-faults in the final game. Robson, who at No. 39 is ranked 15 spots...
08:34 PM, May 13, 2013
Madrid: Former world number one Venus Williams has been forced to withdraw from the Madrid Open due to a back problem, organisers said on Sunday. The 32-year-old American, now ranked 21, was due to play her first-round match against Spanish wild card Anabel Medina Garrigues on the clay at the premier event on Sunday. She will be replaced in the draw by 56th-ranked Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland. ...
03:52 PM, May 05, 2013
Florida: Venus Williams needed eight match points in the final game to beat Johanna Larsson 6-3, 7-5 and give the U.S. an insurmountable 3-1 lead against Sweden in the Fed Cup World Group Playoff. It marked the first time that the 21st ranked Venus Williams, a former No. 1, has clinched a Fed Cup tie for the United States. Earlier Sunday, No. 1-ranked Serena Williams boosted the U.S. to a...
09:17 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Delray Beach: Serena and Venus Williams will lead the USA's Fed Cup team against Sweden on hardcourts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on April 20-21. The team announced on Wednesday will also include No. 16-ranked Sloane Stephens and No. 27 Varvara Lepchenko. The winner will advance to the 2014 world group and have a chance to compete for the Fed Cup title next year. The losing team will be...
11:49 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Charleston: Serena Williams routed Venus Williams 6-1, 6-2 at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday, the most one-sided match in the sisters' long rivalry. The top-ranked Serena won her 14th straight match, and will play for her second straight title in this tournament on Sunday against Jelena Jankovic. Jankovic, the 2007 champion, defeated Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2 in the other semi-final. This was the first time...
08:16 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Charleston: Top-ranked Serena Williams and sister Venus both won twice on Friday to reach the Family Circle Cup semi-finals and set up their first sibling showdown since 2009. Serena won her 13th straight match by defeating sixth-seeded Lucie Safarova, 6-4, 6-1. Earlier, she topped Mallory Burdette in a third-round match moved due to Thursday's 7 -hour rain delay. Venus also had double duty, downing Varvara Lepchenko in three sets before...
08:05 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Venus Williams withdrew from the Sony Open with a lower back injury shortly before her third-round match. ...
03:29 AM, Mar 24, 2013
Serena Williams is making her fourth visit to Dubai this week, and keen to claim a 48th career title. ...
10:35 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Li Na has pulled out of next week's Qatar Open due to an ankle she injured in the Australia Open final. ...
04:47 PM, Feb 08, 2013
The 23rd-ranked Venus Williams has been hampered by back problems since the Australian Open. She missed the Open GDF Suez tournament and will skip the upcoming Fed Cup match against Italy because of the injury. ...
03:06 PM, Feb 06, 2013
