New year, new grand slam, same result.Teenager Coco Gauff defeated seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams 7-6 6-3 in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday, a rematch of the 15-year-old’s grand slam debut at Wimbledon last year. Competing in the main draw for the first time in Melbourne, Gauff raced into an […]
Former world number one Venus Williams, playing what she called “smart” tennis, beat defending champion Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday. This was just before her sister Serena withdrew from the competition due to back problems. Serena, who was forced to retire from the Rogers Cup […]
Serena Williams pulled out of the Italian Open on Tuesday due to a persistent knee injury which casts doubt on her participation in the French Open which begins later this month. The 37-year-old American world number 11 had been due to face sister Venus in an eagerly-awaited second round clash in Rome. Venus has consequently […]
Venus Williams may be old in tennis terms, but she is proving once again that quality precedes age. The 36-year-old beat Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday, to become the oldest women’s semifinalist at the Australian Open in the Open Era. Venus succeeded in beating her younger sister Serena’s record, who was 34 […]
World number 16 Venus Williams has withdrawn from the United States Fed Cup team to face Italy on Saturday and Sunday for personal reasons. The seven-time Grand Slam champion, 34, has been replaced by Lauren Davis. Venus’s sister Serena Williams, the world number one, Alison Riske and Christina McHale complete the US team. Italy have […]