Venus Williams advanced into her first Grand Slam quarter-final since the 2010 US Open.
Venus Williams will play her sister Serena in Saturday's Wimbledon final after a crushing 6-1, 6-0 victory over top seed Dinara Safina of Russia in the semi-finals on Thursday.
In a professional career lasting more than two decades, Venus Williams is closing in on a 50th WTA title and credits her longevity to a love of the game and a desire to constantly improve.
Jana Novotna, who lifted the Wimbledon title 26 years ago in 1988, tragically died in 2017 following a battle with ovarian cancer aged 49.
Venus Williams suffered a shock defeat at the hands of a fluid and free-hitting Carla Suarez Navarro on Thursday, falling 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open.
Venus Williams defeated Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-7, 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday to win the season-ending WTA Championships.
Venus Williams was not prepared to even countenance the suggestion she could potentially meet younger sister Serena in the Australian Open final after she advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Mona Barthel on Sunday.
Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams advanced to the third round at Melbourne Park on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Stefanie Voegele but conceded she was still troubled by an elbow injury that forced her to pull out of the women's doubles.
When former US Open champion Venus Williams revealed her illness that forced her to withdraw midway through the tournament, she brought into focus a disease that is not heard of often but is suffered by many the world over.Sjogren's Syndrome is a chronic disease where white blood cells attack moisture-producing glands.
Elena Vesnina denied Venus Williams another comeback win, while Kristina Mladenovic roared back from a set and a break down to beat Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
Sania Mirza bowed out of the Australian Open after a 6-7, 4-6 loss to Venus Williams in the third round.
American tennis ace Venus Williams has entered the top ten of latest WTA ranking following her victory in the Zhuhai Masters in China.
Venus Williams went the way of sister Serena, battered by a Serb baseliner, losing to fourth seed Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic thundered into the Australian Open quarter-finals and Roger Federer overcome his second stern test of the tournament to reach the last eight.
The American ace proved too good for the second seed in the fourth round of Wimbledon.
Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with impressive straight-sets victories Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.
It was Venus's turn to write the Williams plot line at Wimbledon on Wednesday as she survived a gripping three-set battle with 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm.
Serena Williams expects her sister Venus to be back at Melbourne Park next year for a 17th crack at winning the Australian Open, the American world number one said.
American five-time Wimbledon women's doubles champion Serena and Venus Williams pulled out of this year's tournament.
A rusty Venus Williams was blown away 6-3, 6-2 by rising British left-hander Laura Robson at the Rome Masters tennis on Monday.
Daniela Hantuchova beat Venus Williams for the first time in 11 career meetings to advance to the semi-finals of the Eastbourne International grass court tournament on Thursday. The Slovak overcame difficult, windy conditions to triumph 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 and cut short Williams' comeback before she begins her bid for a sixth Wimbledon singles title next week.
Foraying into European markets, Venus Remedies Ltd has acquired a pharma unit in Germany through its recently established German subsidiary, Venus Pharma GmbH.
Venus Williams said her sister Serena was a fighter and was determined to play on at the Australian Open, despite rolling her ankle in the first round, reports AFP.
Venus Williams ended Johanna Konta's fairy tale run 6-4, 6-2 to reach her first Wimbledon singles final since 2009.
Barbora Krejcikova broke Jasmine Paolini's serve to clinch a 6-4 victory in the deciding set of the Wimbledon women's singles final at Centre Court.
Kim Clijsters beat Nadia Petrova 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 to set up a quarter-final clash with Venus Williams at the Antwerp Diamond Games.
Holder Venus Williams launched her bid for a sixth Wimbledon title with a competitive 6-3, 6-2 victory over Swiss teenager Stefanie Voegele on Tuesday.
Venus Williams carrying the hopes of the Williams clan while her younger sibling takes time out to have a baby.
Venus Williams said she was by no means finished yet after swatting aside Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to march into the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time since 2003 on Tuesday.
The French Open has not produced a lot of happy memories for Venus Williams in recent times, but now that she's reached the third round for the first time in six years, the American hopes her 2016 adventure won't come to an abrupt end.
Before Serena Williams planted her flag at the Sony Open it was sister Venus who ruled over the Miami hardcourts and the older of the tennis siblings signalled on Friday she was ready to reclaim the throne with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Anna Schmiedlova.
Venus Williams who is in Bengaluru for Champions Tennis League chose the elegant sari and insisted on walking the ramp to a Bollywood number.
Third seed Venus Williams was eliminated in the third round of the French Open, beaten 6-0, 6-4 by Hungary's Agnes Szavay on Friday.
Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6(3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semi-final in 14 years.
Venus Williams's renaissance year continued on Tuesday when she downed Petra Kvitova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2) in an electrifying atmosphere to set up an all-American US Open semi-final against Sloane Stephens.
It will be the earliest meeting between the two since their first professional match in the second round of the 1998 Australian Open.
Venus strongly denied any notion that she and Serena, who have faced each 15 times competitively, decide in advance who should win.
