Injury forces Williams out of Open
Williams retired hurt with a muscle strain after just one game of her Australian Open third-round match against Andrea Petkovic on Friday.
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Brave Venus, Verdasco battle to Open wins
Venus Williams battled through injury to reach the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as Fernando Verdasco survived a five-set thriller.
Federer fireworks warm up Australian Open
Roger Federer fired up the Australian Open with a blistering start to his title defence on Monday.
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Clijsters overcomes Williams to reach final
Defending champion Kim Clijsters raised her game with her back to the wall and took advantage of a tiebreaker meltdown by Venus Williams.
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Planets align for a Venus victory
Venus Williams does not "play the game" with the media — or rather, does not play it the way the media would like.
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Clijsters books semifinal showdown against Venus
Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open semifinals on Tuesday by defeating Australian fifth seed Samantha Stosur 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
Federer given fright while Williams wipes the floor
Roger Federer and Venus Williams, the stars of Wimbledon over the past decade, had contrasting journeys into the second round on Monday.
Federer gets top seeding at Wimbledon
Reigning Wimbledon champion Roger Federer will be the top seed at the grass-court grand slam despite losing the world number one spot to Rafael Nadal.
Catwalk for Venus, cakewalk for Federer in Paris
Venus Williams’ dress were centre of attention at Roland Garros on Wednesday but Roger Federer once again proved his tennis needs no added frills.
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Williams sisters back on top at French Open
This is the first time the American sisters are seeded 1-2 at a major championship since the Australian Open in January 2003.
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Williams sisters claim doubles title
Serena Williams completed one half of an Australian Open double when she and older sister Venus Williams won the women’s doubles title on Friday.
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Federer, Serena go through as Venus falters
Roger Federer and Serena Williams needed all their fighting spirit to stay in the Australian Open on Wednesday after Li Na stunned Venus Williams.
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Serena stays alive as Venus crashes out
Serena Williams came back from the brink of defeat to make the Australian Open semifinals on Wednesday, but her sister Venus not so lucky.
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Federer, Williams sisters stride into Aussie Open quarters
A dominant Roger Federer joined the Williams sisters in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday.
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Venus surges into quarterfinals at Melbourne
Venus Williams continued her domination of Francesca Schiavone on Monday, coming back from a set down to defeat the Italian 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
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Williams sisters dominate in Melbourne
The Williams sisters held court at the Australian Open on Thursday, a Venus-Serena doubleheader that saw them leaving all challengers behind.
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Williams sisters steer clear of Agassi row
Venus and Serena Williams refused to become entangled in the fall-out from Andre Agassi’s shock drugs confession on Wednesday.
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Venus crashes out of China Open
Venus Williams crashed out of the China Open on Monday, losing for the second week in a row to Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
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Nadal back on the prowl, Safin escapes the ‘zoo’
All eyes were on two of the most famous pairs of knees in tennis on Wednesday as Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams were back doing what they do best.
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Serena downs Venus to win third crown
Serena Williams celebrated American Independence Day by beating sister Venus 7-6, 6-2 to win her third Wimbledon singles title on Saturday.
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Different semis, same old results for Williams sister
Sport’s most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on US Independence Day.
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All-Williams final at Wimbledon?
Wimbledon could be headed for another all-Williams final. Then again, it could be an all-Russian affair.
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Favourites into quarterfinals at Wimbledon
Serena Williams turned up the heat on sister Venus as the two-time champion swept into the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Daniela Hantuchova.
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Sharapova casts shadow over Williams family fortunes
Maria Sharapova smiles down from billboards, endorses blue-chip businesses and commands over six million internet search results every day.
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Venus flops as Rafa and Murray march on
Grand Slam champion Venus Williams was dumped from the Australian Open on Thursday but it was a different story for Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
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Murray, Williams sisters breeze through
Andy Murray and the Williams sisters took the easy route at the Australian Open on Tuesday, breezing into the second round in furnace-like conditions.
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Serena tops Venus in quarterfinal thriller
Serena Williams on Wednesday fought off 10 set points to prevail in the greatest duel yet with sister Venus, a heart-stopping 7-6 7-6 victory.
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Williams sisters set up clash, Nadal tested
The Williams sisters will hold another family reunion at the US Open after registering wins on Monday that set up a quarterfinal sibling clash.
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Victorious Venus says she is at her best
Venus Williams declared she was playing the best tennis of her career after demolishing Ukrainian 27th seed Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-1.
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Nadal takes Olympic gold
Spain’s Rafael Nadal adds Olympic gold to his glittering season collection as he destroys Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the men’s singles final.
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Djokovic wins Serbia’s first tennis medal
Novak Djokovic claimed Serbia’s first-ever Olympic tennis medal on Saturday while the giant-killing run of China’s Li Na came shuddering to a halt.
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Williams sisters turn on the power
US sisters Serena and Venus Williams powered on towards a likely gold-medal showdown with easy second-round wins on Tuesday.
