By the end of 2007, on top of the series of major wins for Venus, the Williams sister also managed to get her associate degree in fashion design from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, following in her sister’s footsteps. Then, Venus attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and ...
Venus and Serena get wins at Fed Cup
2000 - Venus wins US Open Jonathan Overend Image:Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport in the 2000 US Open final following a stunning summer of success on the WTA Tour "Simply one of the greatest winning streaks the game has known, the tennis summer of 2000 belonged to ...
MELBOURNE, Australia --VenusandSerena Williamswon their fourth Australian Open women's doubles title, beatingCara BlackandLiezel Huber6-4, 6-3. The Williams sisters broke Huber's serve to open the second set Friday and won the match when they again broke Huber, ending it on Serena's winnin...
Williams grew up inCompton,California. The family included her parents—Oracene Price, a nurse, and Richard Williams, who founded a security service—andVenus Williams, her elder sister. Price also had three daughters from a previous marriage. While both parents encouraged Serena and Venus Williams...
"It’s remarkable. I’ve kind of joked for a long time, quite frankly that she is probably one of the only persons I’ve ever seen that, no matter how much she wins, she could always be considered an underachiever." He added, ...
Venus Wobbles Serena; Elder Williams Wins Error-Filled MatchLiz Clarke
8. Serena Williams and Venus Williams We couldn’t exclude the two sisters that took the world of tennis by storm when they turned professional. Serena Williams and Venus Williams have one of the greatest rivalries ever. Combine the determination that each sister readily displays on court with ...
2001 – In an historic evening for women’s tennis, Venus Williams wins her second U.S. Open singles title defeating younger sister Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in the first-ever all-sister U.S. singles final in the first ever prime time major singles final. The 69-minute final marks onl...
Here’s something else: Five of those Grand Slam champions are retired and another is struggling—that would be Serena’s sister Venus, injury plagued and presently ranked No. 60. In other words, some of the women who have made life tough for Serena in New York have faded away, a few ...