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07/02/11 List of Wimbledon women's singles champions since 1922: 2011: Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6-3 6-4 2010: Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-3 6-2 2009 Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Venus Williams (U.S.) 7-6(3) 6-2 2008 Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Serena Williams (U.S) 7-5 6-4 2007 Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Marion Bartoli (France) 6-4 6-1 2006 ...
07/02/11 2011 -- Petra Kvitova def. Maria Sharapova , 6-3, 6-4. 2010 -- Serena Williams def. Vera Zvonareva , 6-3, 6-2. 2009 -- Serena Williams def. Venus Williams , 7-6 (3), 6-2. 2008 -- Venus Williams def. Serena Williams, 7-5, 6-4. 2007 -- Venus Williams def. Marion Bartoli , 6-4, 6-1. 2006 -- Amelie Mauresmo def. Justine Henin -Hardenne, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. 2005 -- Venus Williams def. Lindsay Davenport ...
07/02/11 List of Wimbledon women's singles champions since 1922: 2011: Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6-3 6-4 2010: Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-3 6-2 2009 Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Venus Williams (U.S.) 7-6(3) 6-2 2008 Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Serena Williams (U.S) 7-5 6-4 2007 Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Marion Bartoli (France) 6-4 6-1 2006 ...
06/28/11 Walking away from Centre Court, Oracene Price - mother and sometimes-coach to Serena and Venus Williams - shook her head after watching one daughter lose at Wimbledon, then the other.
06/27/11 A thrilling seventh day at Wimbledon sees Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic win through to the quarter-finals but Serena and Venus Williams are knocked out along with top ladies' seed Caroline Wozniacki.
06/27/11 After Sunday's traditional day off at Wimbledon, action resumes Monday with all 16 men's and women's fourth-round matches. Two stand out in particular. Top-seeded Rafael Nadal takes on No. 24 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, while No. 23 Venus Williams faces No. 32 Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in a rematch of the 2010 Wimbledon quarterfinal won by Pironkova. The last Ame
06/24/11 Andy Murray plays Ivan Ljubicic on day five at Wimbledon, with Rafael Nadal also in action after a win for Venus Williams and defeats for Andy Roddick, Vera Zvonareva, Laura Robson and Elena Baltacha.
06/24/11 Murray returns to action with fellow Britons Robson and Baltacha, and Nadal and Venus Williams are also up.
06/24/11 They haven't played much tennis this season, but Serena and Venus Williams are proving at Wimbledon that they are as mentally strong as ever before. Each of the sisters has been pushed to three sets this week and both passed the test to reach the third round at the All England Club.
06/23/11 Wimbledon, England -- Time and again after losing a point, Venus Williams rolled her eyes, slumped her shoulders and let out a shriek of dismay that echoed through Centre Court, reverberating off its roof.
06/23/11 WIMBLEDON, England -- In the match of the day, if not the match of the year, Venus Williams advanced with a gripping Centre Court win over Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6. Take away the grunting and this was divine tennis. Nifty shotmaking from all coordinates of the court. Successful networking opportunties. Angles. Fluctuating momentum. Just a thoroughly entertaining affair ...
06/23/11 Facing 40-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm on Centre Court, Venus Williams was mired in a struggle that lasted nearly three hours Wednesday before coming away with a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6 victory Wednesday and advancing to Wimbledon's third round.
06/21/11 WIMBLEDON -- Back on one of tennis' top stages, Venus Williams cut a familiar figure yesterday at Wimbledon, from her latest original, somewhat-see-through outfit to her trademark booming serves and aggressive groundstrokes. Williams smacked seven aces at up to 118 mph, totaled 23 winners to only five unforced errors, and...
06/17/11 Philadelphia, PA (June 16, 2011) - The Philadelphia Freedoms 2011 season Opening Night will be one to remember! Venus Williams and Freedoms players, Lisa Raymond, Bea Capra, Nathan Healey and Brendan Evans will join together to support a noble cause.
06/15/11 Venus Williams eased into the quarterfinals at Eastbourne with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win over Ana Ivanovic today. The unseeded American, playing her second match following a five-month layoff, served well against the former No. 1 and didn't face a single break point in the first set while breaking Ivanovic twice. Williams will face French Open champion Li Na or Daniela Hantuchova in the next ...
06/15/11 The imposing figures of Serena and Venus Williams are looming over Wimbledon as the most famous sister act in sport attempts to maintain a decade of dominance at the All England club.
06/14/11 Venus Williams finally beat Andrea Petkovic on Monday. Five months after a hip injury forced her to retire against Petkovic after one game of their third-round match at the Australian Open, Williams beat the German, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, in her first match back in Eastbourne, England, to successfully open to her Wimbledon preparations.
06/13/11 Venus Williams has always taken her role as big sister to Serena very seriously but never before had she thought a bit of family intuition would end up saving the life of the 13-times grand slam champion.
05/14/11 Venus Williams has withdrawn from the French Open, one day after her younger sister Serena did. Venus' agent, Carlos Fleming, wrote in an e-mail to the Associated Press that the seven-time Grand Slam champion notified tournament organizers Friday she wouldn't compete at Roland Garros, where play starts May 22.
05/10/11 Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Brussels Open, a warm-up tournament for the French Open.
04/05/11 With top American tennis players Serena and Venus Williams sidelined by health problems, U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez dug into the Family Circle Cup field to fill out her team. |