PARIS (AP) — Venus and Serena Williams may have pulled out of the French Open doubles but Serena is keeping the Williams name alive. The younger Williams sister came from behind in the third set Tuesday and advanced to the French Open semifinals for the first time since 2003 when she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, [...]
Serena, Venus Williams Lead U.S To Victory Over Sweden
April 22, 2013 | Posted by
Venus and Serena Williams are without a doubt America’s go-to tennis stars and U.S Captain Mary Joe Fernandez made sure she took advantage of her secret weapon during the Fed Cup World Group Playoff. When things were getting rough for the U.S team, Fernandez made the decision to substitute Venus Williams in for 16th ranked [...]
Williams Sisters Seem Only Content With New Documentary About Them
April 5, 2013 | Posted by
Venus and Serena Williams are still not happy about the film “Venus and Serena” which is a documentary that aims to tell the story of their spectacular tennis careers and their journey through hardships. The sisters were all on board when the idea of the documentary was first pitched, but it seemed like with every [...]
Controversial ‘Venus And Serena’ Documentary Shows Williams Sisters’ Rise to Top of Pro Tennis
October 3, 2012 | Posted by
I’m a huge fan of tennis and a huge fan of the Williams sisters. So when I discovered that TIFF had programmed a feature length documentary about them in the 2012 line-up I was eager to see it. The documentary is co-directed by Maiken Baird and Michelle Major and produced by Academy Award winning director [...]
Venus And Serena Williams Renege Support From Film Depicting Father In Negative Light
September 14, 2012 | Posted by
Venus and Serena Williams have withdrawn their support of a documentary that chronicles their life because they are displeased by the film’s depiction of their father, Richard Williams. The sisters were expected to make a red carpet appearance this week at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the movie is being premiered. They had given [...]
Gabby Douglas Breakout Star; Venus & Serena Williams Cruise In Olympics
July 30, 2012 | Posted by
Gabrielle Douglas, or Gabby, is undoubtedly the breakout star of the US Women’s gymnastics team. Gabby made her desire to win a medal clear after she earned a second spot behind teammate Aly Raisman in the women’s all-around event. Unfortunately, that meant that the 2008 winner Jordyn Weiber was out. Wieber, who had lost only [...]
Venus, Serena Williams Open Olympics With Easy Wins
July 30, 2012 | Posted by
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, started their path toward Olympic gold with pedestrian victories in their opening matches, generating chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A” from fans. Twenty minutes separated the victories by the American sisters. Venus Williams took care of Sara Errani, 6-3, 6-1 in a match during which she hardly was threatened. At the [...]
Serena And Venus Williams Reach Wimbledon Doubles Final In Three Sets
July 6, 2012 | Posted by
The Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon Finals. Serena just hours after defeating Victoria Azarenka for a spot in the finals joined sister Venus hours later to knock out Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears 6-1, 6-1. Friday the sisters were back at it where they took down no. 1 Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond [...]
