Venus reaches last eight in bid for elusive Australian Open title
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American eighth seed Venus Williams moved a step closer to realising her dream of winning an elusive Australian Open title Monday when she set up a quarter-final showdown with fourth seed Ana Ivanovic.
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Venus Williams lost to Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in the championship of the Hong Kong Champions Challenge.
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Top seed Justine Henin battled past American Venus Williams 7-6 6-4 in a match of the highest quality on Friday to reach the U.S Open final for the third time.
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American eighth seed Venus Williams advanced to the Australian Open second round Tuesday with a 6-2, 7-5 win over China's Yan Zi.
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PHILADELPHIA, United States : Venus Williams survived a third-set tiebreaker to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Tour event here and keep her hopes of reaching the WTA Tour Championships alive.
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Venus Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the second round of the Fortis Championships.
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Having entered Wimbledon as the 23rd seed after a couple of injury-plagued seasons, Venus Williams became the lowest seed to win the womenâs title.
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The matchup was fit for a Grand Slam final, not the fourth round. So, too, was the riveting last game. Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams, seven major titles and 49 weeks at No. 1 between them, swapped powerful strokes for 13 superb minutes Monday at the U.S. Open, bringing fans to their feet with several of the game's 24 points.
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American Venus Williams eased into  the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over  Chinese amateur Peng Shuai Thursday and declared she was on  course to have a shot at winning the tournament.
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Melbourne hasn't been a happy hunting ground for reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, but she approaches the Australian Open this year in prime form.
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Venus Williams fought off hard challenge from Serbian schoolgirl Ana Ivanovic on Thursday to reach the Zurich Challenge tennis quarter-finals.
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NEW YORK The rivalry match at the United States Open fizzled, but the mismatch sizzled. After Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams, 7-5, 6-4, in a match that was ho-hum until the last game, Nadia Petrova
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Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Venus Williams was an easy opening-round winner on Tuesday, while top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo decided to withdraw from the $1.
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PARIS -- Venus Williams hit the fastest recorded serve in a women's tour main-draw match, reaching 128 mph at the French Open on Wednesday.
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Venus Williams aims to become only the sixth woman to capture four Wimbledon titles on Saturday when she takes on surprise, debutant finalist Marion Bartoli.
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Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was pushed to the limit before beating third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals.
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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.