Second seed Venus Williams needed three sets to beat battling Indian Sania Mirza 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the second round of the Family Circle Cup on Wednesday. After dominating the opening set, American Williams found herself in trouble in the second with the 100th-ranked Indian producing some great defence to save 10 out of 11 break points while breaking the American twice. Williams finally took control of the match in the third set.
Sania Mirza set up a second round clash with multiple Grand Slam winner and second seed Venus Williams after edging past Sesil Karatantcheva 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the US $1 million WTA Family Circle Cup in Charleston.
The former champion has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a lingering stomach muscle injury.
Venus Williams avoided another early exit with a routine win over fellow American Alison Riske at the Volvo Car Open in South Carolina while Swiss second seed Belinda Bencic was ousted by Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina.
The twice Wimbledon champion scored an easy victory over Katarina Srebotnik
Ana Ivanovic claimed her first WTA Tour title in more than two years with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over fellow former world number one Venus Williams to clinch the Auckland Classic on Saturday and boost her confidence ahead of the Australian Open.
The French top seed beat the American 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Antwerp Diamond Games.
Maria Sharapova defeated French qualifier Stephanie Foretz 6-1, 6-4 while Venus Williams survived British wildcard Naomi Cavaday.
As Coco Gauff ponders a fortnight without tennis following her first-round loss at Wimbledon, she might be tempted to phone one of the sport's most accomplished coaches.
Roger Federer was lucky to keep alive his dream of winning a maiden Roland Garros crown and Venus Williams used a good night's sleep to spare herself from a French Open nightmare in the second round on Thursday.
Images from Day 1 of the Wimbledon Championships.
Serena Williams remains on course for a record sixth win at the Sony Ericsson Open after beating sister Venus 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a final meeting with 19-year-old Belarusian Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka defeated Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in Thursday's other semi-final to book her place in a top tier final for the first time.
Tennis stars Venus Williams and Tomas Berdych have posed naked for ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue.
Images from all the action on Day 9 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday
Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro came back from a dreadful first set to defeat Venus Williams.
Top seed Serena Williams came from a set down to book her place in the Stanford Classic semi-finals with a hard-earned 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win against fifth-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic on Friday.
The three-time former champion entered her sixth Wimbledon final, beating Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic.
The Williams sisters will in the United States' Fed Cup match against Belgium in April.
Venus Williams beat Jill Craybas 6-3, 6-1 to book her spot in the Japan Open second round.
Top seed Venus Williams beat Flavia Pennetta while the Russian accounted for Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in Saturday's semi-finals.
Less than a month after her run to the Wimbledon final, where she lost to Spain's Garbine Muguruza, 37-year-old Williams again had to turn back time against a young challenger.
Venus Williams will make her Hopman Cup debut in Perth later this year, partnering John Isner to represent the United States in the mixed international tournament, organisers said on Wednesday.
A round-up of the fourth day's play at the French Open.
Venus Williams battled past fellow American Laura Granville 7-6, 6-4 to reach the Memphis International semi-finals
As she did two years ago when she came in at number 14, the imposing American made a mockery of a low seeding.
Images from cation on day nine of the US Open being played at the Flushing Meadows.
Venus Williams, battling a mystery bug and a dogged opponent who refused to lie down, advanced to the third round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston on Wednesday.
Venus Williams produced a vintage display full of guts and determination to grind out a 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5 victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA Finals on Tuesday to set up a White Group decider for a semi-finals berth against Garbine Muguruza.
The seventh-seeded American next plays top seed Shahar Peer of Israel at the Memphis International.
The former world number one beat Japan's Akiko Morigami 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Memphis International.
Five-times champion and second seed Venus Williams was stunned 6-2, 6-3 by Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon on Tuesday.
China's Li Na defeated a battling Venus Williams 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to reach the final of the Cincinnati Open on Saturday after an enthralling two-hour nine minutes encounter.
India will boldly go to Venus for the first time and re-visit the Red Planet very soon.
Aravane Rezai blasted her way to the biggest singles title of her career when she stunned fourth seed Venus Williams 6-2, 7-5 in the Madrid Open final on Sunday.
Serena Williams marked her first European appearance of the season with victory on the Madrid Open's striking blue clay courts on Monday, but her sister Venus crashed out in the second round.
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