Venus Williams
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US Open: Martina Hingis returns to doubles final by defeating Sania- Cara
Tennis | Sep 05, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTNEW YORK : Martina Hingis will play in the U.S. Open women's doubles final for the first time since winning the 1998 title.Hingis, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame last year, and partner
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US Open: Sara Errani outlasts Venus Williams
Tennis | Aug 30, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTNew York: Sara Errani wagged her finger and cupped her hand to her ear for the U.S. Open fans who tried to will Venus Williams to victory. "I think I will remember forever that moment,"
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US Open: 4 years later, Venus Williams enters 3rd round
Tennis | Aug 28, 2014, 10:11 AM ISTNEW YORK : Two-time champion Venus Williams is back in the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2010, a year before she announced she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune
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Tsonga, Venus Williams lose in Cincinnati
Tennis | Aug 13, 2014, 09:24 AM ISTMASON, Ohio: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga followed his week of big upsets with an early exit Tuesday, losing his opening match at the Western & Southern Open.Two days after he won his second Masters title by beating
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Novak Djokovic makes a shaky start at Cincinnati
Tennis | Aug 13, 2014, 08:25 AM ISTMASON, Ohio: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic came back to beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday.The Cincinnati tournament is the only Masters series event Djokovic
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Radwanska beats Venus Williams to win Rogers Cup
Tennis | Aug 11, 2014, 06:46 AM ISTMONTREAL: Agnieszka Radwanska beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup title. The third-seeded Radwanska, the first Rogers Cup champion from Poland, picked up her first tournament victory of the year
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Venus Williams tops Serena, reaches Rogers Cup final
Tennis | Aug 10, 2014, 03:36 PM ISTMONTREAL: Venus beat Serena in an all-Williams semifinal in the Rogers Cup. Venus topped Serena 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday in the hard-court event for her first victory over her sister since 2009 in
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Sports stars including Venus Williams and Travis Pastrana strip for ESPN
Other Sports | Jul 12, 2014, 01:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: For the sixth time in as many years, world-class athletes will grace the pages of ESPN Magazine in the buff for the publications sixth annual ESPN the Magazine's Body Issue.Past installments of the
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Venus Williams exits Wimbledon after 3-set battle
Tennis | Jun 28, 2014, 09:48 AM ISTLondon: For 2 ½ hours, Venus Williams traded big serves and hard groundstrokes with Petra Kvitova on Centre Court. Williams was playing with some of the power and pace that had brought her five Wimbledon
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Serena and Venus lose in 2nd round at French Open
Tennis | May 28, 2014, 07:43 PM ISTParis: Instead of looking forward to playing each other this week at the French Open, Serena and Venus Williams will both be heading home early. The American sisters both lost in the second round on
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Venus Williams ousted at Family Circle Cup
Tennis | Apr 04, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTCHARLESTON, South Carolina : Venus Williams couldn't dig herself out of a hole this time and lost to Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4 at the Family Circle Cup on Thursday. Williams fought
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Venus Williams advances in Charleston
Tennis | Apr 03, 2014, 07:52 AM ISTCHARLESTON: Venus Williams advanced in the tournament where her top-ranked sister could not, battling back to beat Chanelle Scheepers 7-5, 7-5 on Wednesday at the Family Circle Cup. It was another long day for No.
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Australian Open: Williams sisters withdrawn from doubles
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 10:32 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Venus and Serena Williams have withdrawn from the doubles competition at the Australian Open, shortly before their first-round match was scheduled to be played on Friday. Tournament officials said the sisters pulled out
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Australian Open: Venus Williams out in 1st round
Tennis | Jan 13, 2014, 10:58 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Just as she was starting to show glimpses of returning to form, Venus Williams was let down by her serve and her concentration at crucial times and lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Ekaterina
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Venus Williams withdraws from Hobart International
Tennis | Jan 05, 2014, 08:42 AM ISTHobart, Australia: Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Hobart International less than 24 hours after losing the Auckland WTA final. The 33-year-old American informed organizers of her decision on Sunday. Tournament organizer Mark Handley said
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Venus Williams reaches Auckland WTA final
Tennis | Jan 03, 2014, 09:43 AM ISTBrisbane, Australia: With Serena Williams set to play Maria Sharapova in the Brisbane International semifinals Friday, her older sister Venus advanced to the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand, on a walkover. Venus Williams, a
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Venus Williams feeling fit, healthy for new season
Tennis | Dec 27, 2013, 06:40 AM ISTAuckland: Venus Williams says she's as fit and healthy as she has been in years and hopes to turn a dream into reality when she starts her season at the Auckland WTA tournament from Monday.The
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US Open: Zheng Jie knocks out Venus Williams
Tennis | Aug 29, 2013, 12:53 PM ISTNew York: Zheng Jie from China survived a three-hour match against former World No.1 Williams 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) to advance to the US Open tennis third round.With the win Wednesday, Zheng's equalled her personal
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US Open: Williams sisters start with lopsided wins
Tennis | Aug 27, 2013, 01:51 PM ISTNew York: A decade or so ago, Serena and Venus Williams ruled tennis together, swapping the No. 1 ranking and meeting in Grand Slam final after Grand Slam final.Serena, the younger of the pair, still
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Venus Williams easily wins 1st match in Luxembourg
Tennis | Oct 17, 2012, 08:17 PM ISTLuxembourg, Oct 17: Venus Williams cruised through her first match since the U.S. Open, beating 15-year-old WTA rookie Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Luxembourg Open.Williams broke her