Evergreen Williams sets up all-American semi at U.S. Open
Venus Williams’s renaissance year continued on Tuesday when she downed Petra Kvitova 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) in an electrifying atmosphere to set up an all-American U.S....
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Venus wins the generation game against exciting Osaka
NAOMI Osaka wasn’t even born when Venus Williams made her debut at the All England Club, but it was the 37-year-old who triumphed on Friday...
Serena storms, Venus rises to set up Williams final
Serena and Venus Williams rolled back the years as they swept through their last four clashes to set up a retro family final at the...
Venus reaches first Melbourne Park semi in 14 years
By Ian Ransom Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6(3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semi-final...
Russian hackers leak Olympic stars’ data
Confidential athlete medical data relating to last month’s Rio Olympics has been hacked and published by a Russian cyber espionage group with the threat of...
Williams sisters on collision course (order of play)
Serena and Venus Williams, the sisters with 29 grand slams and a stack of records between them, will try to maintain a collision course at...
Venus takes next step to possible sisters showdown at Open
By Larry Fine Venus Williams moved within two wins of a possible sisterly showdown with Serena in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by beating...
Williams sister act through to Open second round (Day 2 results)
By Steve Keating World number one Serena Williams opened her U.S. Open account with a tidy 6-3 6-3 win over Ekaterina Makarova on Tuesday, to...
Kerber outguns Venus to set up final showdown with Serena
Germany’s Angelique Kerber gatecrashed the Williams sisters’ Wimbledon party when she overpowered Venus 6-4 6-4 in the semi-finals on Thursday, setting up a mouthwatering final...
Venus outguns Shvedova to reach Wimbledon semi-final
Venus Williams vanquished Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6(5) 6-2 in a brutal baseline shootout at Wimbledon on Tuesday to reach her first grand slam semi-final for six...
Venus strides into quarter-finals despite early scare
By Clare Lovell The grande dame of women’s tennis, Venus Williams, strode to victory against a scampering Carla Suarez Navarro on Monday, beating the Spaniard 7-6(3) 6-4...
Venus keeps her wits about her to down Greek upstart
A time violation warning, a few spots of rain and the thunderous groundstrokes of her rival could not throw Venus Williams off her long-limbed stride...
Venus rolls back the years at Wimbledon
Where mortals wilt in the spotlight, champions bask. And so it was on Monday when Venus Williams, as she has done for most of the...
Konta resists Australian overtures after Venus upset, Murray safely through
By Nick Mulvenney Johanna Konta did not have to wait long after her stunning first round upset of Venus Williams at the Australian Open on...
Serena trumps sister to keep calendar slam on track
By Steve Keating Serena Williams kept her bid for a calendar-year grand slam on track, powering past big sister Venus 6-2 1-6 6-3 on a...
Williams sisters to put family ties to ultimate test
By Steve Keating FAMILY ties will be stretched to the limit when Serena and Venus Williams clash in a compelling U.S. Open quarter-final on Tuesday...
Williamses renew rivalry as little sister eyes Serena Slam
With her heart racing as she stood two points from defeat in her third round match at Wimbledon, Serena Williams looked in serious danger of...
Russian Federation chief apologises for ‘Williams brothers’ jibe
By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) President Shamil Tarpishchev has officially apologised for making an inappropriate comment about the Williams sisters on state television....
Murray puts down a marker as seeds stumble
By Martyn Herman The Champagne cork that popped before the second point of Andy Murray’s thrashing of Blaz Rola may have been a little premature,...
Serena follows Venus out of French Open after shock loss
By Robert Woodward Holder and world No.1 Serena Williams was shocked 6-2 6-2 by Spain’s Garbine Muguruza in the French Open second round on Wednesday, an...