WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams ' bid for her first winning streak since 2019 ended with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to 24th-ranked Magdalena Frech at the D.C. Open on Thursday night, July 24. Williams is 45, and her victory in the first round Tuesday night against 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns made the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venus Williams is back on the tennis scene, ready to compete for the first time in more than a year, and while she smiled or laughed frequently Sunday, July 20, while discussing her return at the DC Open, there was something that would make her even happier: if her younger...
INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) — It turns out 44-year-old Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament revealed on Sunday, Feb. 23 — days after it announced she would be competing there with a wild-card entry. Venus Williams (AP) “Our team has been informed that...
INDIAN WELLS, California (AP) — Venus Williams received a wild-card entry Wednesday, Feb. 19, for the BNP Paribas Open, which would make next month's tournament in Indian Wells, California, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion's first event in nearly a full year. Venus Williams (AP)...
NEWPORT (AP) — The International Tennis Hall of Fame is getting all dolled up for some extra special visitors. Spain's Rafael Nadal (AP/File photo) The Newport shrine on Tuesday, June 25, unveiled plans for a $3 million renovation that will double the museum’s exhibit space and redesign the...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Coco Gauff said tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams paved the way for her breakthrough US Open triumph on Saturday, Sept. 9, after the American teenager captured her first Grand Slam title. Venus Williams (left) and Serena Williams. (AFP) The 19-year-old from Florida battled to...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Venus Williams bowed out of her record-extending 24th US Open at the first hurdle on Tuesday, Aug. 29, the seven-time Grand Slam champion losing 6-1, 6-1, to Belgium's Greet Minnen. USA's Venus Williams reacts after a point against Belgium's Greet Minnen during the US Open tennis...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams withdrew from next week's WTA tournament in Cleveland due to a knee injury, she said on Sunday, Aug. 20, in a video on tournament social media. Venus Williams. (AFP) The 43-year-old American former world number one said skipping her...
CINCINNATI (AFP) -- Venus Williams scored a straight sets upset of 16th seed Veroninka Kudermetova at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open on Monday, Aug. 14, bagging her first win over a top 20 player in four years. Venus Williams of the United States celebrates winning the match point against Veronika...
LONDON (AFP) -- Venus Williams said she was "killed by the grass" after the five-time champion suffered a nasty tumble during her 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Elina Svitolina in the Wimbledon first round on Monday, July 3. *US player Venus Williams receives medical attention as she plays against Ukraine's...
LONDON (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic launched his bid for an eighth Wimbledon title on Monday, July 3, with a 40th successive win on Centre Court while American stars Coco Gauff and Venus Williams were knocked out. *Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Argentina's Pedro Cachin during...
