Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to join sister Venus in Wimbledon semifinals

October 5th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina continues to head an unchanged top 10 tennis rankings released Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Russia's Safina has 8,250 points, with American Serena Williams 7,806 and sister Venus on 6,367.

September 28th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina remains top of an unchanged tennis rankings released Monday by the WTA. Russia's Safina has 8,340 points, followed by Serena Williams on 7,807 and sister Venus on 6,645.

September 21st, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina stayed ahead of the Williams sisters Serena and Venus in the WTA tennis rankings released Monday. The Russian Safina has 8,340 points, with Serena Williams on 7,807 and sister Venus on 6,645.

July 13th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina of Russia maintained her top spot on the women's tennis rankings issued by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Monday. Safina, who was beaten in straight sets by Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semi-finals earlier this month, leads an unchanged top 10 with 10,521 points.

July 6th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina of Russia maintained her top spot in the women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) after she yet again failed to get a first career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon. Safina, crushed in straight sets by Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semi-finals last week, leads an unchanged top 10 with 10,521 points.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 Saturday to claim her third Wimbledon title and end a trophy dry spell on the grass which stretched back to 2003. The younger of the American sibling pair claimed her 11th major to double her Grand Slam total for 2009 after starting the year with an Australian Open trophy.

July 4th, 2009 Serena beats sister Venus in Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has won her third Wimbledon title, beating sister Venus Williams 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the final. The second-seeded Serena also beat Venus in the 2002 and '03 Wimbledon finals, but lost to her older sibling in last year's championship match at the All England Club.

July 2nd, 2009 Serena saves match point, advances to semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams saved a match point and rallied to beat Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 Thursday, reaching the Wimbledon final for the second year in a row. The two-time Wimbledon champion saved the match point with a backhand volley while trailing 5-4 in the third set.

July 2nd, 2009 Venus easily reaches 8th Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has easily reached her eighth Wimbledon final by routing top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0. The five-time champion won the opening nine points of Thursday's match and saved the only break point she faced in the third game of the first set.

July 1st, 2009 2 Williams sisters, 2 Russians reach Wimbledon SFsWIMBLEDON, England — Her 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too. Afterward, Venus and Mom, Oracene Price, strolled out of Centre Court arm-in-arm, chatting and laughing.

June 30th, 2009 Venus Williams powers into Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Venus Williams overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to another possible championship showdown with sister Serena. Williams, seeking her third straight Wimbledon title, outhit the 14th-ranked Pole from all parts of the court and proved again that she is the dominant female player on grass.

June 30th, 2009 Dementieva reaches Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia has reached the Wimbledon semifinals after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Dementieva took a 5-0 lead in the first set and converted both of her break points in the second to seal the win in 66 minutes.

June 29th, 2009 SWilliams reaches Wimbledon quarterfinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams has reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals after defeating Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-1. The second-seeded Williams lost just two points on her first serve Monday and broke Hantuchova five times to complete the win in 56 minutes.

June 27th, 2009 Venus Williams moves into 4th round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has powered her way into the second week of Wimbledon, defeating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to reach the fourth round. Williams is trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win three consecutive titles at the All England Club.

June 22nd, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina of Russia took the women's number one ranking in tennis into the Wimbledon fortnight which began Monday. Safina has 9,801 points in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) list as she eyes her first career Grand Slam title after losing three finals at the majors in the past.