http://www.mail.com/people/28656-venus-williams.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28656-venus-williams.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2083012-venus-loses-to-robson-who-faces-serena.html ROME (AP) — Beating one of the Williams sisters is an accomplishment any young tennis player should celebrate. Winning consecutive matches against both of them would likely be a career highlight. British teenager Laura Robson faces that task after beating Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 on Monday at the Italian Open to set up a second-round match against younger ... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:29:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2083012-venus-loses-to-robson-who-faces-serena.html 2013-05-13T22:29:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082054-venus-williams-exits-1st-round-italian-open.html ROME (AP) — Venus Williams lost to Laura Robson 6-3, 6-2 in the wind at the Italian Open on Monday, ending prospects for a sister showdown in the second round. Serena Williams, who won the Madrid Open on Sunday, watched the match from the stands. Robson had eight double-faults and Williams six, the gusts complicating play at Foro Italico. Williams' errors... Mon, 13 May 2013 16:10:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2082054-venus-williams-exits-1st-round-italian-open.html 2013-05-13T16:10:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065992-venus-williams-roddick-join-wtt-ownership-group.html NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie Jean King at a clinic in Long Beach, Calif. At 17, Roddick played for the Idaho Sneakers. Now they're part owners of King's summer league that began in the 1970s and features male and female ... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:21:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065992-venus-williams-roddick-join-wtt-ownership-group.html 2013-05-06T21:21:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams won her opening match on the red clay of the Madrid Open on Sunday. She and other stars are glad the tournament returned to the traditional surface after its trial with blue "Smurf" clay flopped last year. After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion said she liked the new c... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T18:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011090-williams-sisters-to-lead-fed-cup-team-vs-sweden.html DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team against Sweden on hardcourts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on April 20-21. The team announced Wednesday will also include No. 16-ranked Sloane Stephens and No. 27 Varvara Lepchenko. The winner will advance to the 2014 world group and have a chance to compete for the Fe... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011090-williams-sisters-to-lead-fed-cup-team-vs-sweden.html 2013-04-10T18:00:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2002756-serena-williams-routs-venus-family-circle.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Serena Williams had completed a dazzling display of tennis to dominate her opponent and advance to her fourth finals of the year at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday. Her excitement, though, was over the weeklong play of sister Venus despite big sister's inability to slow down Serena. "She's had a great week," Serena said So has Se... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:02:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2002756-serena-williams-routs-venus-family-circle.html 2013-04-06T23:02:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2001008-williams-sisters-win-their-way-semis.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams ended a long and successful day for the Williams family as she and sister Venus both won twice Friday to reach the Family Circle Cup semifinals and set up their first sibling showdown since 2009. Serena won her 13th straight match by defeating sixth-seeded Lucie Safarova, 6-4, 6-1. Earlier, she topped two... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2001008-williams-sisters-win-their-way-semis.html 2013-04-06T01:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1995870-wozniacki-opens-with-win-family-circle.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An early exit at the Sony Open and a postponed humanitarian trip to Haiti left Caroline Wozniacki with a big hole in her schedule — something she was glad to fill with a trip to the Family Circle Cup. The 2011 Family Circle champion won her sixth straight match here with a dominating 6-1, 6-1 victory over Silvia Soler-Espinosa on W... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:45:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1995870-wozniacki-opens-with-win-family-circle.html 2013-04-04T02:45:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1975542-injury-sidelines-venus-williams-sony-open.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — A big match beckoned for Venus Williams on a court where she first hoisted the championship trophy 15 years ago. Alas, on Saturday she wasn't up to any heavy lifting. The three-time Key Biscayne champion withdrew from the Sony Open because of a lower back injury shortly before her third-round match against fellow American Sloane ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:35:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1975542-injury-sidelines-venus-williams-sony-open.html 2013-03-24T03:35:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1958428-djokovic-del-potro-reach-semis-indian-wells.html INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Novak Djokovic didn't get much of a workout on his way to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals. The world's top-ranked man beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-1 in 54 minutes on Friday and didn't mind the brevity. "I had plenty of tennis last two, three months," he said, smiling. Juan Martin del Potro had to go the distance to upset No. ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:15:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1958428-djokovic-del-potro-reach-semis-indian-wells.html 2013-03-16T07:15:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1933194-venus-williams-sport-wardrobe-lined-up.html NEW YORK (AP) — You know the whole thing about a woman's prerogative to change her mind? Venus Williams can't do it — at least not when it comes to her tennis wardrobe. She already knows that come August at the U.S. Open, she'll be wearing a black floral tennis dress, and for tournaments earlier in the summer, it'll be pink python prints. Williams wears a... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:30:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1933194-venus-williams-sport-wardrobe-lined-up.html 2013-03-05T17:30:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — The United States was eliminated in the first round of the Fed Cup, losing to Italy 3-2 Sunday when Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Varvara Lepchenko and Liezel Huber in the decisive doubles match. Errani and Vinci, the top-ranked doubles team, won 6-2, 6-2 against an understrength American team. The U.S. was without Serena and... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html 2013-02-10T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880484-american-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-tie-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — American Varvara Lepchenko won in her Fed Cup singles debut to lift the U.S. team to a 1-1 tie against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1. Lepchenko rallied past Roberta Vinci 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 after the Italian struggled with a leg cramp in the final set, which featured seven breaks of serve. She had treatme... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880484-american-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-tie-fed-cup.html 2013-02-09T21:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1877252-li-pulls-qatar-open-with-ankle-injury.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Li Na has pulled out of next week's Qatar Open because of the ankle injury she sustained in the Australia Open final. Qatar organizers say Timea Babos will replace Li in the main draw. Li injured her left ankle during her three-set loss to Victoria Azarenka for the Australian Open title. Venus Williams withdrew from the Qatar tournament... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1877252-li-pulls-qatar-open-with-ankle-injury.html 2013-02-08T14:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871664-venus-williams-pulls-qatar-open.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open due to an ongoing lower back injury. The 23rd-ranked Williams has been hampered by back problems since the Australian Open. She missed the Open GDF Suez tournament and will skip the upcoming Fed Cup match against Italy because of the injury. Andrea Hlavackova w... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871664-venus-williams-pulls-qatar-open.html 2013-02-06T07:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846606-injured-venus-williams-paris-fed-cup.html PARIS (AP) — Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Open GDF Suez tournament and the upcoming Fed Cup against Italy because of a back injury. The 26th-ranked Williams said in a statement Friday that she had hoped to take part in the WTA tournament in order to improve her ranking, but that "unfortunately I have a pain in my back which obliges me to r... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846606-injured-venus-williams-paris-fed-cup.html 2013-01-25T19:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837010-sharapova-impressive-way-to-aussie-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova has lost only nine games in five matches on the way to the semifinals at the Australian Open. Always the perfectionist, she sees room for improvement. Defending champion Novak Djokovic made some improvements of his own later Tuesday, beating Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to advance to a semifinal against Davi... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837010-sharapova-impressive-way-to-aussie-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836884-sharapova-li-advance-to-australian-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova continued her dominating form at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Ekatrina Makarova on Tuesday, conceding only nine games in five matches en route to a semifinal against Li Na. No. 2-ranked Sharapova had a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over fellow Russian Makarova on Rod Laver Arena and has spent jus... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836884-sharapova-li-advance-to-australian-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T07:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic repelled a challenge from Radek Stepanek to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open and still had plenty left over to unleash some stinging shots at Lance Armstrong after the doping-tainted cyclist's long-expected confession. Djokovic broke the 34-year-old, 34th-ranked Stepanek late in each set of a 6-... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html 2013-01-18T11:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1829330-sharapova-beats-vwilliams-to-advance-to-4th-round.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova defeated Venus Williams 6-1, 6-3 in a lopsided match-up between Grand Slam champions on Friday night to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. Sharapova and Williams have 11 majors combined — four for the Russian, and seven for Williams. The 32-year-old Williams broke Sharapova as the Russian was serving... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1829330-sharapova-beats-vwilliams-to-advance-to-4th-round.html 2013-01-18T08:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827184-federer-swilliams-advance-hot-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With the sun setting at the end of a hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw. Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a winner of sorts be... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827184-federer-swilliams-advance-hot-australian-open.html 2013-01-17T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826530-federer-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With the sun setting at the end of a torridly hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw. Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on Thursday. The 17-time Grand Slam champion was a winner of... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826530-federer-advances-to-3rd-round-australian-open.html 2013-01-17T09:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826176-williams-azarenka-3rd-round-australia.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Apart from a swollen lip that helped take her mind off her injured right ankle, Serena Williams emerged unscathed from her second-round win at the Australian Open on Thursday. Summoning all her experience from 15 major titles, including the final two of the last season, Williams lifted her tempo on the biggest points — winning ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1826176-williams-azarenka-3rd-round-australia.html 2013-01-17T05:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823890-counts-sharapova-venus-3rd-round.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova was careful not to show any disrespect to the two women she beat 6-0, 6-0 along the way to a third-round match against Venus Williams at the Australian Open. As rare as it was, she said, an almost flawless start wasn't entirely what she'd come to Melbourne to achieve. The No. 2-ranked Sharapova overwhelmed Japan... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823890-counts-sharapova-venus-3rd-round.html 2013-01-16T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823958-venus-williams-advances-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams beat Alize Cornet of France 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to advance to a third-round match against Maria Sharapova at the Australian Open. The 25th-seeded Williams took advantage of a double-fault on set point by Cornet to take the lead, then fought back from a service break down in t... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823958-venus-williams-advances-australian-open.html 2013-01-16T09:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822670-serena-williams-romps-bad-ankle-australia.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Flat on her back, her sore right ankle raised and her hands covering her face, Serena Williams tried to block out thoughts that her bid for a third straight Grand Slam title might be ruined. After a dominating run the last six months, Williams was a big favorite to win the Australian Open. Suddenly, though, there seemed a way f... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822670-serena-williams-romps-bad-ankle-australia.html 2013-01-16T01:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819042-djokovic-favorite-court-australia.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Same Grand Slam, same court, same result. Only the year was different for Novak Djokovic — and the amount of time he needed on the bright blue hard surface at Rod Laver Arena. The Australian Open defending champion took his first step toward winning his third consecutive title at Melbourne Park — and fourth overall — with a 6-2... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819042-djokovic-favorite-court-australia.html 2013-01-14T12:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1817100-djokovic-starts-australian-open-defense.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic cruised through his first match at Rod Laver Arena since his shirt-ripping victory celebration last year, opening his bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu on Monday. The top-ranked Djokovic faced only three break points, saving them all, and lifted his... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1817100-djokovic-starts-australian-open-defense.html 2013-01-14T06:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1812802-azarenka-serena-williams-draw.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams are in the same half of the draw at the Australian Open, setting up the possibility of a semifinal match between the defending champion and the title favorite. Top-ranked Azarenka has lost 11 of her 12 matches against Williams, who increased her career haul to 15 Grand Slam titles last year... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1812802-azarenka-serena-williams-draw.html 2013-01-11T07:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1762100-clijsters-beats-venus-williams-farewell-game.html ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match in Belgium. Clijsters retired after the U.S. Open but organized a match to thank her fans, 13,000 of whom turned up at Antwerp Sports Palace, including Crown Prince Phillipe and Princess Mathilde. In the lightheart... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1762100-clijsters-beats-venus-williams-farewell-game.html 2012-12-12T18:56:00Z