Venus rises in rankings on Wimbledon win
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Venus Williams moved back into the Top 20 in the rankings for the first time in a year Monday, rising to No. 17 thanks to her fourth Wimbledon singles title.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat former world number one Venus Williams 6-3 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $1.
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VENUS WILLIAMS survived a potentially difficult opening round at the $US1.3million ($1.8m) WTA event in Zurich yesterday (AEST) when she beat Croatia&#39;s Karolina Sprem 6-2 6-2.
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Twice former champion Venus Williams raised her game after some ragged early play to defeat Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru and advance into the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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Claps of thunder and streaks of lightning accompanied Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova off tiny Court 3 after they managed to play all of three points at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
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American Venus Williams said coming to Stowe, Vermont for this weekend's Fed Cup semi-final against Russia was a great follow-up to a hectic London fortnight that netted her a fourth Wimbledon singles title.
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Defending gold medalist Venus Williams overpowers Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Athens Games' tennis tournament.
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Venus Williams giggled and hopped on her toes Wednesday, looking more like a kid who just won her first match than a veteran who just beat Maria Sharapova in a showdown of Grand Slam champions at Wimbledon's Centre Court.
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Top seed Justine Henin reaches the second week of Wimbledon with victory over Elena Vesnina.
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Defending champion Venus Williams outlasted U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5) Friday to advance to the final of the Hong Kong Champions Challenge.
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NEW YORK -- Rafael Nadal recovered from a slow start, Venus Williams overcame a few glitches and Justine Henin ran right into the next round Wednesday at a U.S. Open where the favorites kept rolling.
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Venus Williams reached the second round of the Swisscom Challenge with a 6-2, 6-2 victory Tuesday over Karolina Sprem, who upset her in the second round at Wimbledon.
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Venus Williams moved to within two matches of a fourth Wimbledon singles crown after a straight sets win over former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quarter-final here on Thursday.
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Second-ranked Andy Roddick overplayed this summer and hasn&#39;t scored a big win since March and for the first time since she became a legitimate pro, four-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has become vulnerable to anyone inside of the top 40.
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Venus Williams and her sister, Serena, are both back in the top-10 for the first time in two years despite each losing to Justine Henin in the U.S. Open.
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Former champion Venus Williams showed flashes of her old brilliance when she defeated Czech qualifier Hana Sromova 6-2 6-2 at Wimbledon on Thursday.
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"Go, V!" "V! Take your time!" "Hang in there. Keep fighting." "Stay low!" As Venus Williams struggled with her strokes Tuesday against a feisty opponent hoping to spring a significant surprise in her very first Wimbledon match, a voice kept calling out from the third row &#151; coaching, cajoling, cheerleading.