[TS] Sports of The Times: Williams Resumes Confident Gait of a Champion
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In her Wimbledon-white hot pants, Venus Williams rose higher and higher the past two weeks, outpacing her pedestrian seeding and midcareer crisis.
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NEW YORK -- After huffing and puffing her way through her second-round match with Daniela Hantuchova , unseeded Serena Williams looked stronger (and less out of shape) in mowing down her second straight seeded opponent in her attempt to return from the inconsistency, poor fitness, and lack of focus that have continued to plague the career of the winner of ...
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Serena Williams defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 to open Sundayâs action and Venus Williams, three hours later, crushed the French Open finalist, Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-2.
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Tiger Woods is optimistic his caddie  Steve Williams will be able to return to work later this month  despite having injured his hand in a racing car accident in New  Zealand last Friday.
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Serena Williams squeaked into this week&#39;s WTA Championships, but she&#39;s out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking, leaving Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo to contend for the top spot.
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Serena Williams ended Amelie Mauresmo&#39;s hopes of finishing the year as world number one with victory in the semi-finals of the Tour Championships.
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Serena Williams beats Anastasia Myskina in the WTA Tour Championships.
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NEW YORK - Dressed for a night on the town, Serena Williams was all business in her first match in 4 1/2 weeks. Showing little sign of her injury-induced layoff, the two-time U.S...
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Not one to doubt herself, or pay any heed to those who do, Serena Williams likes her chances as she returns to the All England Club.
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Hoping to return to the NBA, Jayson Williams began his comeback bid Wednesday night.
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Hardly at her best, barely beating one of the tour's pesky teens, Serena Williams suddenly found herself face-down at the U.S. Open. Running for a ball she couldn't reach, the six-time Grand Slam champion slipped and planted both palms on court to brace herself. Williams shook the sting out of her hands, beckoned a ball boy to retrieve her fallen racket, then took her sweet time before facing break point. Recomposed, Williams smacked a service winner at 111 mph, an ace just as fast, and forced an error. Just like that, she held serve en route to beating 30th-seeded Tatiana Golovin 7-5, 6-4 Friday night to reach the Open's fourth round.
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Serena Williams jumped from seventh to second in the world rankings Monday, two days after winning the Australian Open.
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Venus Williams doesn't exactly know how her injured left wrist will respond in her return to competitive tennis. She just knows it's time.
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LAS VEGAS, United States : Danny Williams wants to be remembered for more than just his shock victory over Mike Tyson and hopes to do so by completing a remarkable reversal of fortunes if he wins the world heavyweight title on Saturday.
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Sport: Tennis: World No1 remains on course for third straight French Open title after clinical win over Serena Williams.
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Tiger Woods' caddie Steve Williams has recovered from a racing car crash.
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FORMER Williams Formula One hopeful Bruno Junqueira snared victory on the Surfers Paradise street circuit in the Indy 300 yesterday, keeping alive the race for the Champ Car World Series title.