Venus Williams advanced at the US Open against an opponent whose arrival at the season’s final Grand Slam tournament was delayed until a few hours before the first-round match by visa and weather problems. Venus Williams began her US Open challenge with a convincing 6-4 6-3 victory over Vesna Dolonts on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [...]
Defending champion Serena Williams was eliminated by Marion Bartoli 6-3, 7-6 in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Monday, cutting short her return to Grand Slam tennis after nearly a year out with serious health problems. Venus and Serena Williams were both unceremoniously dumped Monday from the 4th round at Wimbledon 2011, falling one [...]
Serena Williams recovered from a slow start to win her first match after being sidelined for nearly a year, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round at Eastbourne. The reigning Wimbledon champion lost the first 5 games as the first set slipped past in less than half an hour but she [...]
