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Billie Jean King Believes Martina Hingis Will Return to the WTA

Last year it was Kim Clijsters, this year it was Justine Henin, and now it might be Martina Hingis, again. Hingis, the former world No. 1 and 5-time Grand Slam champion, is scheduled to play a full slate of World Team Tennis this summer. Billie Jean King, the co-founder of World Team Tennis, believes that Hingis will...

Fit Serena Would Give Opponents Fits

Just mean it, Serena. Then, you'll do it. A few minutes after Serena Williams won the Australian Open, she said she had to figure out how to win more French Opens. It seems pretty obvious, really, why she has won just one: The French is on the slow, red clay and takes twice the conditioning and patience of other majors....

Is Serena Bringing Down Venus' Legacy?

Venus is not Serena. They don't dress alike, sound alike, play alike or look alike. They stand out alike, yes, because they are a novelty together, they are great and they are sisters.But we have combined them in every way for some obvious reasons, but frankly, that's not fair to Venus.Venus Williams is a better champion...

Top 20 Things About Billie Jean King Cup

NEW YORK -- FanHouse was all credentialed up for Monday night's BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup. From Bill Clinton's speech, to what Serena's triumph over her sister means moving forward, here's a list of 20 observations from a night of tennis involving Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and...

Serena Williams Takes Out Sister Venus At Madison Square Garden

The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup might have included four of the top women's tennis players, but the Madison Square Garden crowd wanted only two to make it to the finals. They got their wish when Serena Williams took down Ana Ivanovic, and Venus Williams beat Jelena Jankovic to set up an all-Williams...

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05/30/12 âSay No To Violence' Source: Queens Gazette - Queens NY Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown joined the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the New York Junior Tennis League in hosting more than 650 Far Rockaway public school students at the 15th annual Say Yes To Tennis-No To Violence Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. No to Violence Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The students are enrolled in seven public schools in Far Rockaway where they participate in the district attorney's STAR Track (Straight Talk About Risks) anti-violence program.
05/23/12 Virgen's View: King pumped for new Breakers Source: Daily Pilot - Newport Beach CA Billie Jean King wasn't bashful about her opinion on the state of tennis during a quaint meet-and-greet for the new Orange County Breakers at the Ayres Hotel in Costa Mesa Tuesday night.
05/12/12 COLUMN: Title IX's Long Beach Legacy, 40 Years Later Source: Gazette Newspapers - Long Beach CA The world of sports is filled with incredible physical skill sets: hulking strength, lightning speed, even dizzying intelligence.
05/10/12 Cyndi Lauper, Billie Jean King: Gay-rights advocates... Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC Cyndi Lauper, center, with Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
05/09/12 Billie Jean King praises Obama Source: Politico Tennis legend Billie Jean King says she's "thankful" for everything that President Barack Obama has done for the LGBT community since taking office.