Safina tops rankings despite latest Grand Slam setbackJuly 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.
Roger Federer returns to No. 1 in rankings, overtaking Rafael Nadal, after Wimbledon winJuly 6th, 2009 Federer returns to No. 1 with Wimbledon winWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer is back at No.
Serena Williams beats big sister Venus in Wimbledon final for third timeJuly 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.
Venus and Serena Williams win fourth Wimbledon doubles championshipJuly 4th, 2009 Williams sisters win Wimbledon doubles titleWIMBLEDON, England — Venus and Serena Williams have won their fourth women's doubles title at Wimbledon by beating Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 6-4. The doubles final began a few hours after Serena beat Venus for the singles championship Saturday.
Venus Williams faces little sister Serena in 4th Wimbledon final at All England ClubJuly 4th, 2009 Venus faces lil' sis Serena in 4th Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams is just about the perfect older sibling: She supports Serena endlessly, protects her fiercely and even lets her pick which bedroom she wants when they're on the road. Where does Venus draw the line? At Grand Slam championships.
Serena Williams remains No. 2 in rankings despite another major title at WimbledonJuly 4th, 2009 Serena remains No. 2 despite another major titleWIMBLEDON, England — Even with three of the last four Grand Slam titles in her possession, Serena Williams will stay behind No.
Another sister act: Serena beats Venus in straight sets for third Wimbledon title, 11th SlamJuly 4th, 2009 Serena tops Venus again for third Wimbledon titleWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head. After six years, it was her turn to hold up the Venus Rosewater Dish again.
Serena Williams saves a match point, rallies to beat Dementieva in Wimbledon semifinalsJuly 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.
Venus Williams easily reaches 8th Wimbledon final by routing top-ranked SafinaJuly 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.
Safina says she'll beat Williams this timeJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Ahead of their semi-final clash, world No. 1 Dinara Safina has warned five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams that she is set to repeat her Rome victory.
Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to join sister Venus in Wimbledon semifinalsJune 30th, 2009 Serena Williams joins Venus in Wimbledon semisWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. Williams broke the eighth-seeded Azarenka for a 5-3 lead in the second set and then served out the match at love Tuesday, converting her first match point with a forehand winner.
Serena Williams dismisses Daniela Hantuchova to reach Wimbledon quarterfinalsJune 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.
Venus Williams stretches Wimbledon winning streak to 17 matches by beating Suarez NavarroJune 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.
Safina heads WTA list into WimbledonJune 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.
Venus Williams says the only true love in her life is WimbledonJune 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Venus Williams is not willing to trade the part of her heart that belongs to Wimbledon, for the tennis ace admits it is the only true love in her life. The 29-year-old single champ, who presently reigns Wimbledon and Australian Open doubles, said that the Championship comes before anything else.
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