Safina, Venus Williams beaten at China Open; Safina could lose top ranking to Serena WilliamsOctober 5th, 2009 Safina, Venus Williams ousted from China OpenBEIJING — Dinara Safina lost to Chinese wild card Zhang Shuai 7-5, 7-6 (5) in the second round of the China Open on Monday, a result that could lead to Serena Williams taking the No. 1 ranking. Venus Williams fell to teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, the second time in a week the Russian has beaten her.
US Open breaks attendance record with more than 721,000, bettering 2008 markSeptember 15th, 2009 NEW YORK — The U.S. Open tennis tournament has set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators.
Serena and Venus Williams move into 1st US Open women's doubles final since 1999September 10th, 2009 Williams sisters reach US Open doubles finalNEW YORK — Serena and Venus Williams are back in the U.S. Open women's doubles final for the first time in a decade.
Serena Williams wins in straight sets again to set up US Open semi against Kim ClijstersSeptember 8th, 2009 Serena Williams sets up SF against Kim ClijstersNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open semifinals, setting up a showdown against Kim Clijsters.
Venus Williams wins, will face Kim Clijsters in 4th round at US OpenSeptember 4th, 2009 Venus Williams into fourth round at US OpenNEW YORK — This is why Kim Clijsters came back: a match against Venus Williams at the U.S. Open. This is precisely the sort of occasion Clijsters missed while she was away from the tennis tour for two years.
Serena Williams wins in straight sets to reach 4th round at US OpenSeptember 4th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at US OpenNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has moved into the fourth round at the U.S. Open with another straight-set victory.
Venus Williams, Andy Roddick scheduled to play on opening night at US OpenAugust 30th, 2009 NEW YORK — There will be a parade of past U.S. Open champions playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day 1 of this year's tournament.
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 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.
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.
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.
2nd-seeded Serena Williams rallies to advance to 4th round at French OpenMay 30th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Serena Williams rallied to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The second-seeded Williams seemed to have trouble dealing with her opponent's serve-and-volley tactics, and piled up plenty of unforced errors.
Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of French Open to 31st-seeded Agnes SzavayMay 29th, 2009 Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of French OpenPARIS — Venus Williams lost in the third round of the French Open for the third straight year, falling to Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4 Friday. The third-seeded Williams was playing for the third straight day at Roland Garros.
'Foreign ground': Venus Williams loses in 3rd round at French Open for 3rd year in rowMay 29th, 2009 Venus Williams beaten at French; Sharapova winsPARIS — Out of breath and out of sorts, Venus Williams played her way right out of the French Open on Friday with her most lopsided Grand Slam loss since 2001. That the No.
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