Venus Williams defends Dinara Safina from journalists

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Venus Williams demolished world No.1 Dinara Safina 6-1 6-0 in Wimbledon semifinals, but in press-conference the American seven-time Grand Slam champion showed great respect for her opponent, and defended both the Russian and the...

Serena and Venus Williams move into doubles final at Wimbledon 2009

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The powerful Williams sisters will face each other in the Wimbledon singles final for the second year in a row, but that’s not all, Venus and Serena have reached the doubles final as well,...

Sisters Serena and Venus Williams to clash in Wimbledon 2009 final

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For the second year in a row the mighty Williams sisters will face each other in the final of Wimbledon. Serena Williams won the longest women’s semifinal at Wimbledon in the era of Open tennis...

Wimbledon drops “Miss” and “Mrs” from scoreboards after 132 years

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Wimbledon is by far the most traditional tennis event, but some formalities have been changed in recent years and the latest one is that female players are no longer referred to as "Miss" or...

Prettier faces have advantage of playing on Wimbledon Centre Court

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Beauty of a player is among the things taken into consideration when deciding on the court selection at Wimbledon and it has been confirmed by All England Club spokesperson Johnny Perkins. "Good looks are a...

Ana Ivanovic’s Wimbledon injury not serious, micro-tear in left thigh

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The injury which made Ana Ivanovic quit Wimbledon 2009 in tears is luckily just a mild one. The 21-year-old Ivanovic was forced to retire from her fourth-round match with Venus Williams yesterday, but fortunately, the...

Williams sisters, Safina, Dementieva in Wimbledon 2009 semifinals

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Semifinal pairs are set at Wimbledon: twice defending champion Venus Williams will play top seed Dinara Safina, while last year’s finalist Serena Williams will face Elena Dementieva. Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams wasted little time...

Tearful Ana Ivanovic retires against Venus Williams at Wimbledon

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Ana Ivanovic quit Wimbledon in tears after sustaining a thigh injury during her fourth-round match with Venus Williams. The thirteenth-seeded Ivanovic lost the first set 6-1, and then injured her thigh when serving in the...

Lindsay Davenport gives birth to baby girl

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Lindsay Davenport’s two-year-old son Jagger got a sister as the tennis star gave birth to a baby girl on Saturday June 27. Little Lauren Andrus Davenport Leach was born at 11:04 in Newport Beach,...

Jelena Jankovic states Melanie Oudin “doesn’t have any weapons”

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Jelena Jankovic, who was stunned by 17-year-old Melanie Oudin in the third round of Wimbledon, didn’t want to blame her own lack of quality for the defeat and even characterized her opponent’s game as...
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