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Venus Williams Ousted From Aussie

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Venus Williams was one service game away from holding up her end of a projected sisters semifinal at the Australian Open, until she collapsed in a flurry of errors and lost to No. 16 Li Na.Li reached the Grand Slam semifinals for the first time with the 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 quarterfinal win on...

Venus Williams Secures Quarters Matchup Against Li Na

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Venus Williams advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the seventh time to set up a meeting with China's Li Na, who has never made it this far at the tournament.The sixth-seeded Williams beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Monday, recovering after dropping a set to the Italian...

ITF Let Golden Star Serena Off Hook

The International Tennis Federation has completed its two-month "investigation'' into Serena Williams' f-bomb-laced, threatening tirade toward a line judge on worldwide TV at the U.S. Open. Her "punishment'' should come Monday or Tuesday.I would give just about anything to see the notes from this "investigation.'' The...

Italy Takes 2-0 Lead over US at Fed Cup

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (AP) -- Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.Glatch lost to Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-1, and Francesca Schiavone rallied after a two-hour rain delay to defeat Oudin 7-6 (2), 6-2 on the outdoor red clay court at...

WTA Finals Will Be All-Williams Affair

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- The Williams sisters will end their season with another title matchup.Venus Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in one semifinal at the Sony Ericsson Championships. Serena Williams won the other when Caroline Wozniacki quit because of an abdominal injury while trailing 6-4,...

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Venus Williams Rallies At Key Biscayne For Win Over Aleksandra Wozniak (VIDEO)

Weary winner Venus Williams stood near the net swatting souvenir balls to cheering fans, but a marathon match had taken its toll, and one of her attempts didn't even reach the stands.

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05/31/12 Serena's Rules the Court No More Source: The Daily Beast The once unyielding Serena Williams suffered a stunning defeat on the red clay tennis courts of Roland Garros in Paris this past Tuesday, losing in the first round of the French Open to the country's own Virginie Razzano.
05/31/12 Roland Garros Preview Day 6 Source: WTA Tour Third round matches in the top half of the draw get underway on Friday, with high-flying Agnieszka Radwanska 's clash against former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova the pick of the action.
05/31/12 Venus follows sister out of French Open after loss to... Source: The Japan Times Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who was highly ranked, the one considered a title contender, the one who would dominate foes so thoroughly that matches would be tidily wrapped up in an hour.
05/31/12 French Open 2012: Caroline Wozniacki, Li Na and Petra... Source: Telegraph - London - UK Wimbledon champion Kvitova, who only dropped three games in her opening win over Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty, needed 70 minutes to set up a clash with Russia's Nina Bratchikova.
05/31/12 Tennis: Williams sisters out; Azarenka, Djokovic cruise Source: SaukValley.com Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who would dominate foes so thoroughly that matches would be tidily wrapped up in an hour.