Miami Open 2017: Ageless Venus Williams eyes 50th title – but Konta awaits
There really is no getting away from it: 2017 has, thus far, been rather special for tennis players of a certain age. At the Australian…
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Australian Open 2017: Records tumble again as Serena Williams beats sister Venus to reclaim No1
When Venus Williams beat Coco Vandeweghe to reach her first final at the Australian Open in 14 years, the dancing, twirling exuberance of her celebration…
Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams to claim first title in Stanford
It seems but a moment ago that Briton Johanna Konta was still outside the top 100, needing a wild card to enter Wimbledon’s main draw,…
Wimbledon 2016: Serena and Venus Williams, Mahut and Herbert share the love
Not content with filling two of the four semi-final singles places at this year’s Wimbledon, the mighty Williams sisters doubled up—more than once playing twice…
Wimbledon 2016: Can Vesnina and Kerber halt the dream Williams final?
It has all came around so quickly. Just three days ago, the women’s draw seemed to be in some kind of limbo where matches that…
Wimbledon 2016: More a majestic than manic Monday for Serena and Venus Williams
It is dubbed Manic Monday to some, Magic Monday to others, but with the two Williams sisters involved, it could just as easily be dubbed…
French Open 2016: Paris cannot rain on the Serena and Venus Williams’ parade
They are two superstars of women’s tennis. Serena and Venus Williams. The sisters, who continue to headline the women’s tour after almost two decades, are…
Indian Wells 2016: Serena and Venus Williams make short and sweet return to desert
Last year it was Serena Williams who took the plunge back into the oasis in the desert that is Indian Wells, the biggest women’s event…
Australian Open 2016: Johanna Konta downs Venus Williams, and Halep humbled
The last time, the only time, British No1 Johanna Konta had played one of her idols, seven-time Grand Slam champion and former No1 Venus Williams,…
Wuhan Open: Venus Williams wins title 47 to open door to Singapore
The signs were there at the conclusion of the semi-finals of the Premier Wuhan Open tournament. Both unseeded Venus Williams and No5 seed Garbine Muguruza…
Wuhan Open: Venus Williams survives Vinci challenge to set up Muguruza final
Venus Williams’ defeat of Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals of the prestigious Wuhan Open Premier had been a seesawing thriller that saw the fast-rising Briton…
Wuhan Open: Konta’s dream run ended by Venus Williams – and a single point
With 15 of the top 20 women in the world competing in the WTA Premier event in Wuhan this week, there were never going to…
Wuhan Open: Venus Williams scores win No700, but Halep and Kvitova loom
Venus Williams may be unseeded among this week’s top-quality field in Wuhan—she is currently ranked at just 24—but there is no denying the stature of…
Wuhan Open: Venus Williams surges past Tokyo champion Radwanska
It was always a tough ask for the Tokyo champion Agnieszka Radwanska to hit the magnificent new centre court in Wuhan with a spring in…
US Open 2015: Serena Williams withstands valiant Venus in battle of the super-sisters
Once upon a time, back in a previous century, the tennis world was just waking up to the remarkable story of two sisters, Venus and…
US Open 2015: Venus and Serena Williams renew New York rivalry 14 years after first final
A week ago, 128 women made ready for one of the most gruelling tests in tennis, the US Open, and the heat and humidity made…
US Open 2015: Venus Williams defies the years to beat Rising Star Belinda Bencic
There is no doubting who the queen of Queens has been this year at the US Open. World No1 Serena Williams, back to make it…
Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams wins battle of super-sisters over Venus
The accepted term for what many regard as the best day’s tennis in the calendar is Manic Monday: It is Wimbledon, the one Grand Slam…
Miami Open 2015: Venus and Serena Williams cruise to quarters as Radwanska exits
The battle for quarter-final places in the huge 96-woman Miami draw got under way in a packed Monday schedule. And as if to make the…
Dubai 2015: Venus Williams extends unbeaten run to beat teenager Bencic
The problems facing Belinda Bencic when she took on defending champion Venus Williams in Dubai this week could hardly have looked greater. First of all,…
Australian Open 2015: Valiant Venus Williams into first Major QF in 4 years
It was always going to be a fascinating match between the slight and crafty No6 seed Agnieszka Radwanska and the powerful, wily No18 seed Venus…