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The independent
| 11 months ago
What if England had not only fluked their way past Italy but achieved a similar miracle in both th... Suggested Topics It was the old Court Two that used to be called the "graveyard of champions", but it was on the new Court Two that Venus Williams's...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
AP Five-time champion Venus Williams is adamant that the premature finish to her 16th Wimbledon will not hasten the end of her great career, with the 32-year-old emphasising her intention to play on despite last night's 6-1, 6-3 loss to unseeded...
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Times of India
| 11 months ago
Contrasting storylines of champions past and present -- five-time winner Venus Williams and defending champion Novak Djokovic -- punctuated the opening day's play at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on Monday with results that were both rough and...
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
Photo by AFP Five-time champion Venus Williams suffered her worst Wimbledon defeat in 15 years on Monday, slumping to a first round exit at the hands of Russia's Elena Vesnina, but defiantly insisted she will not quit. Williams lost 6-1, 6-3 to the...
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Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
For the first time since her debut appearance at the All England Club 15 years ago, five-time Venus Williams failed to get past the first round of Wimbledon. Defending champion Novak Djokovic has won his opening match at Wimbledon by beating former...
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National Public Radio
| 11 months ago
Venus Williams has lost in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships, a striking defeat for the five-time winner of the grass-court tournament. She lost to Elena Vesnina of Russia in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, after failing to establish her serve.
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The Globe & Mail
| 11 months ago
Story Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, has fallen to 58th in the world rankings since being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She lost the first five games on Court 2 to the 79th-ranked Russian and, although she picked up her game and...
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NY Daily News
| 11 months ago
Venus Williams , the five-time Wimbledon champion, was knocked out of her favorite grasscourt tournament Monday in the first round by Elena Vesnina of Russia, 6-1, 6-3, after a sad, lackluster effort. Williams swore afterward, however, she would...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
England (AP) — French Open champion Maria Sharapova picked up right where she left off at Roland Garros, cruising into the second round at Wimbledon on Monday by beating Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-2, 6-3.
The top-ranked...
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The Hartford Courant
| 11 months ago
EDT , June 25, 2012 Venus Williams lost her opening round match 6-1, 6-3 to Elena Vesnina on Monday. Williams, unseeded in the 2012 Grand Slam event, has won Wimbledon five times but entered the tournament unseeded. She hadn't lost in the opening...
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Orlando Sentinel Online
| 11 months ago
Looking as though she could barely be bothered to get off her chair, five-time former champion Venus Williams went out of Wimbledon 's opening round Monday, thrashed 6-1, 6-3 by Russian Elena Vesnina. It was the former world number one's earliest...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Five-time champion Venus Williams today lost in the opening round at Wimbledon for the first time since the year she made her debut at the tournament. The 32-year-old American was bundled out in straight sets by Russian Elena Vesnina, who claimed a...
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The Age
| 11 months ago
June 26, 2012 Read later Venus Williams is hurried to her earliest exit since her debut back in 1997. Photo: Reuters Five-time champion Venus Williams suffered her worst Wimbledon defeat in 15 years yesterday, slumping to a first-round exit at the...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
Five-time champion Venus Williams became the first high-profile casualty at Wimbledon with a straight-sets first-round defeat by Elena Vesnina. The 32-year-old American held serve only once as she was blown away in the first set. Williams recovered...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Single` Serena Williams reveals heartache London: While Venus Williams battles an incurable autoimmune disease, her younger sister Serena has her own problems that cause her heartache too. The 30-year-old is concentrating on winning Wimbledon again...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
England (AP) — Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and Grand Slam champions Sam Stosur and Li Na won in straights sets Monday to move into the second round of Wimbledon on a dry opening day at the All England Club.
Radwanska, who has twice...
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International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
England (AP) Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland advanced to the second round of Wimbledon on Monday, beating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3. Radwanska, who has twice reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, played the opening match...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
Maria Sharapova admits representing Russia in the Olympics at Wimbledon next month will be a dream come true. Sharapova summed up the feelings of a host of top Wimbledon stars including Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Roger Federer, who are all...
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Telegraph India
| 11 months ago
Between winning his first major at Wimbledon in 2003 and a record 16th Slam at the Australian Open in 2010, Federer failed to reach the showpiece match in one of the big four tournaments just five times and contested an astonishing 22 finals. So...
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Baltimore Sun
| 11 months ago
Having picked himself up after the disappointment of failing to complete his grand slam collection in Paris, Novak Djokovic begins his Wimbledon defense looking for a repeat of last year's "perfect tournament". Djokovic begins his Wimbledon campaign...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
England (AP) — Novak Djokovic begins defense of his first Wimbledon title Monday — and he also begins preparing for the Summer Olympics.
Well, sort of.
The tennis portion of the London Games will be held on the same grass...
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The Bellingham Herald
| 11 months ago
The tennis portion of the London Games will be held on the same grass courts at the All England Club, starting July 28, three weeks after Wimbledon ends. Djokovic says Sunday that while he and other tennis players are excited about an extra chance to...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
Maria Sharapova, distinguished by her curious combination of the Siberian ice maiden and the honeyed Florida sun-queen, is beginning to regain her regal poise. The young woman who drew mass adoration upon her Wimbledon triumph eight years ago as a 17...
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Mail Online UK
| 11 months ago
23 June 2012 Judging by her recent dip in form, she might have been advised to keep her mind firmly focused on winning Wimbledon. But tennis star Caroline Wozniacki, who has slipped from world No1 to seventh this year, has taken time away from the...
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
After the stellar delight of winning the French Open to complete a career grand slam, Maria Sharapova has come back down to earth at Wimbledon, scene of one of her greatest disappointments a year ago. "I was walking around for three days with the...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Caption competition News in pictures 140 Sport blogs Vicente Del Bosque is a man who doesn't mix his words...It's pathetic of me, I know, but as someone with deep-rooted authority issues, I'd miss the chance t... Black Caviar takes centre stage...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
England (AP) — Just in case there were any doubts out there, Serena Williams wants to make perfectly clear that she's going to be around tennis awhile longer. So is older sister Venus.
"I have no intention of stopping, and I don't think...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
World number one Maria Sharapova says following up her French Open triumph with victory at Wimbledon is "the toughest turnaround" in tennis. The top seed is bidding to be the first woman to win both titles in the same year since Serena Williams in...
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Associated Press
| 11 months ago
Just in case there were any doubts out there, Serena Williams wants to make perfectly clear that she's going to be around tennis awhile longer. So is older sister Venus. "I have no intention of stopping, and I don't think she does either. We're...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 11 months ago
England Serena Williams says she and sister Venus "have no intention of stopping" their tennis careers any time soon. Williams said Saturday at the All England Club that she enjoys competing, adding: "I love holding trophies." She's held four in...
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France24
| 11 months ago
US tennis players Serena (right) and Venus Williams laugh after a 2011 exhibition match. Former Wimbledon champion Serena has hit back at suggestions that she and Venus could be ready to retire from tennis. After over a decade as the sport's most...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
In Paris a fortnight ago, the women's tour got what it wanted: a ripping yarn full of redemption and courage. Not to mention a hell of a photo, as a beaming Maria Sharapova, luminous in a little black tennis dress, hoisted the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen...
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Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic When a perfect 10 isn't enough, there's EleVen. That's the name of tennis pro and sports style icon Venus Williams ' new "tennis lifestyle brand," with its dresses, tops and bottoms designed to be worn on and off the...
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Datzhott
| 11 months ago
Serena Williams made one of the most common fashion blunders last night when she flashed her underwear when climbing into her car . The tennis champ was attending the pre-Wimbledon party at Kensington's Roof Garden in London last night when she made...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 11 months ago
Open ('06), Australian Open ('08), French Open ('12) Last 5 Wimbledons: '11-Lost in Final '10-4th, '09-2nd, '08-2nd, '07-4th Topspin: Coming off title on clay at French Open, which made her the 10th woman in tennis history with a career Grand Slam. .
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
The tournament is the most prestigious and oldest event in tennis history. Its traditions of all white clothing, grass courts, serving of strawberries and cream and support/patronage of English royalty have made it the top-rated tennis event. The...
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Star Phoenix
| 11 months ago
So far, the short grass-court season has featured early exits, major upsets and absences from the top players. And the rainy British weather has significantly curtailed practice time on the lawns. So as the hours tick down to the start of Wimbledon...
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Vanity Fair
| 11 months ago
Argentinean athlete David Nalbandian was disqualified from the Queen's Club finals after kicking an advertising-board setup in front of line judge Andrew McDougal's chair, giving McDougal a bloody wound . Fortunately, the scene was far glossier at...
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International Herald Tribune
| 11 months ago
England (AP) After a two-year hiatus, Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their sister act back at Wimbledon. The Americans are entered in doubles at the All England Club, their first tournament together since losing in the 2010 Wimbledon...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
| 11 months ago
As Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer step back on the grass at Wimbledon, each has reason to believe he'll be hoisting the trophy overhead in two weeks' time. England Random as Grand Slam tournament draws are meant to be, Novak...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 11 months ago
Kicking off the weekend a bit early, Venus and Serena Williams were spotted at the Pre-Wimbledon Party in London, England last night (June 21). The tennis pro sisters were both decked out and dressed to impress as they hammed it up for the paparazzi...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 11 months ago
The Sports Network Maria Sharapova completed a career Grand Slam earlier this month with her long-awaited triumph at the French Open, but she will have a difficult road toward claiming a second Wimbledon crown. Sharapova is the top seed at the All...
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United Press International
| 11 months ago
Petra Kvitova drew a difficult path to repeat as Wimbledon women's single champion, Friday's announcement of the tournament draw indicates. The Czech player stopped Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 last year in the finals at Wimbledon for her first Grand...
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Holy Moly
| 11 months ago
But what better way to get everyone into the tennis spirit than to invite the three female tennis stars you know and a collection of D-list celebrities to a party? Richard Branson, ever the charitable soul, decided to open his address book and see...
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Daily Mail
| 11 months ago
21 June 2012 She is expected to eclipse the competition next week on Centre Court, and Maria Sharapova easily did the same in the style stakes at the WTA Pre-Wimbledon party tonight. The world number one dazzled on the green carpet in a shimmering...
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Daily Mail
| 11 months ago
21 June 2012 She dated one of the world's hottest men and is rumoured to have had a flirtation with most eligible bachelor in the country, Prince Harry. But Mollie King insists she is having the time of her life being single. 'I'm young, and I'm...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
As Maria Sharapova posed with the French Open trophy against the breathtaking backdrop of the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower, the Russians thoughts turned from her stunning surroundings in Paris to a small patch of grass in south-west London where...
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Just Jared
| 11 months ago
50 pm Maria Sharapova hits the green carpet at the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party held at The Roof Gardens on Thursday (June 21) in London, England. I love being in London and the energy of this city, the 25-year-old No...That energy inspired me to explore...
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DAWN
| 11 months ago
Having washed the red dust out of her long blonde hair, she waves goodbye to her least favourite surface on which she once described herself as a cow on ice and says hello to Centre Court where she feels much more at home. The Russian arrives as the...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
Story continues below Sharapova is eight years older, wiser and stronger than when the starry-eyed Russian claimed her maiden major at just 17 with a fairytale Wimbledon final triumph over Serena Williams in 2004. Runner-up to Petra Kvitova last year...
