Fri, 05/28/2010 - 22:12 by Inderjit Singh
Paris -- Top-seeded sisters Serena and Venus Williams each advanced out of the French Open's second round with straight-set wins Friday.
Serena Williams, the world No. 1-ranked woman player, routed Julia Georges 6-1, 6-1 in 55 minutes. Williams committed just four unforced errors -- Georges had 20 -- and faced just one break-point situation.
Venus Williams, No. 2 in the world, took out No. 26-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-4. Venus Williams won 79 percent of the points on serve and jumped on Cibulkova's second serve, winning 74 percent of those opportunities.
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Fri, 01/29/2010 - 19:38 by Inderjit Singh
Melbourne -- Serena and Venus Williams claimed a straight-set victory Friday over top-seeded Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open.
The solid 6-4, 6-3 victory gave the Williams sisters, the No. 2-ranked team, five doubles championships in the last seven major tournaments. They've entered 17 majors as a doubles teams, winning 11 of those events.
Friday's win was the fourth Australian Open title for the Williamses, who took the championship in 2001, 2003 and 2009. The 2010 Australian Open title means the Williams sisters hold the last three doubles titles, having taken first at last year's Wimbledon and U.S. Open events.
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Thu, 01/28/2010 - 21:30 by Inderjit Singh
Melbourn -- The U.S. sibling doubles teams of Serena and Venus Williams and Bob and Mike Bryan earned final spots Thursday at the Australian Open.
The Williams sisters are looking to defend their Australian Open title and take their fourth Australian doubles title overall. They have 10 Grand Slam doubles championships, including three wins in the last four major events.
Serena and Venus Williams, who are seeded second, defeated No. 6-seeded Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in the semifinals in Melbourne.
Their finals opponents Friday will be top-seeded Cara Black and Liezel Huber, who got past 15th-seeded Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.
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Sun, 11/01/2009 - 20:39 by Inderjit Singh
Doha -- Sisters Serena and Venus Williams meet Sunday in the season-ending Sony Ericsson women's tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar.
The matchup was determined Saturday both sisters won semifinal matches. Serena Williams went through round-robin play undefeated to get to the semifinals but Venus Williams, 1-2 in the round-robin matches, needed help and it came Friday when third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova beat fellow Russian Elena Dementieva, the fifth-seed, 6-3, 6-2.
Kuznetsova and Dementieva also went 1-2 in Maroon Group matches, but Venus Williams, the seventh seed and defending champion, advanced by winning more sets in the first four days.
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Wed, 07/01/2009 - 18:30 by Inderjit Singh
London -- Sisters Serena and Venus Williams seem on a relentless course toward a rematch in the finals of the women's draw of the Wimbledon Championships in London.
There are two matches between the Williamses and a Saturday appointment for the Grand Slam event title. Those come Thursday in the semifinals where Venus Williams, seeded third and the event's two-time defending champion, goes against world No. 1 Dinara Safina. Serena Williams, the No. 2 seed and looking for a third title in the last four Grand Slam events, plays No. 4 Elena Dementieva.
Of the four semifinalists only Safina has dropped a set in their first five Wimbledon matches. And, while struggling, Safina has shown a grit that has kept her hopes of a first Grand Slam title alive.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 22:54 by Shruti Sharma
London -- Serena and Venus Williams were placed in opposite sides of the women's Wimbledon bracket Friday, meaning they could meet in the tournament finals.
The Williams sisters have won seven of the last nine Wimbledon titles. The all-time series between the two is tied at 10-10, but Serena owns a 5-2 edge when those meetings are in Grand Slam finals. However, Venus defeated her sister in last year's Wimbledon final.
Serena is ranked No. 2 in the world and Venus No. 3, so a true seeding would have them meet in the semifinals. But Wimbledon officials put Venus in the top half of the draw, setting up a possible semifinal match between her and world No. 1 Dinara Safina.
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Mon, 03/30/2009 - 09:43 by Salinder Kumar
Miami -- Serena and Venus Williams won third-round matches Sunday but No. 2 seed Dinara Safina was an upset victim at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Serena Williams, the top seed, dropped Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-2 while her sister Venus eliminated Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-3.
Qualifier Samantha Stosur surprised Safina with an easy 6-1, 6-4 victory. Safina was one of four top 10 seeds who lost their third-round matches Sunday.
Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva dispatched Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 but Li Na upended No. 6 seed Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 and 25th-seeded Agnes Szavay dropped seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
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Sun, 03/29/2009 - 10:57 by Salinder Kumar
Miami -- Serena and Venus Williams both won their matches in straight sets Saturday to advance to the third round of the $4.5 million Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Serena beat American Alexa Glatch 6-2, 6-3 and Venus defeated Israeli Shahar Peer 6-3, 6-3.
Serena won her second straight -- and fifth overall -- Miami title last year by beating Jelena Jankovic in the final. She also won in Miami from 2002-04.
Serena next plays Peng Shuai of China, who beat Italian Mara Santangelo 7-5, 6-3 Saturday. Venus' next match will be against Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld, who beat Italian Sara Errani, 6-4, 6-3.
Venus won this event in 1998, 1999 and 2001, beating Serena in the 1999 finale.
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Fri, 02/20/2009 - 07:44 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
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