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*Filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Middle of Nowhere”) will direct tennis star Venus Williams in a project titled, “Venue VS.” Described as “an in-depth documentary that explores tennis star Venus Williams’ fight for fair pay at Wimbledon,” the film is one of 9 projects to come out of the ESPN Films series of documentaries that will debut [...]
*The tournament favorite from the start, Serena Williams – and her A-game, have secured at least one more Olympic medal for the US. By mercilessly crushing her world no. 1 WTA peer, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 6,1- 6,2 with 16 aces and 33 winners, Serena secured a spot in Saturday’s final against her long-time rival, [...]
*Serena Williams, all decked out in red, white and blue, had her own royal box on Wimbledon’s Centre Court today, during her 1st round match of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. First Lady Michelle Obama and three-time Olympian and gold medalist, Dominique Dawes joined Venus Williams and mother Oracene in watching the 14-time Grand [...]
*Fresh off of winning her fifth Wimbledon title, Serena Williams sweeps into Comic-Con in San Diego today to promote her latest project – a tennis-themed animated film titled WimbleToad. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Williams will partner on the project with Exodus Film Group, the makers of the 2008 animated feature Igor. She’ll serve as [...]
*Serena Williams just beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets to reach her 7th final at Wimbledon, where she’ll face first-time finalist Agnieszka Radwanska on Saturday for the title. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Williams, who clocked a record 24 aces during the match, was dominant on her own serve throughout the first set, losing just [...]
*So far at Wimbledon, it looks like Serena Williams has a winning hand. On Tuesday, she beat defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the eighth time. In a matchup of the only two previous Wimbledon champions remaining in the women’s draw, Williams saved a set point when trailing 5-4 [...]
*At Wimbledon on Monday, Serena Williams dealt with windy conditions and a gritty 65th-ranked opponent to pull out another three-set victory and reach the quarterfinals. The sixth-seeded American won the last three games of the final set to beat Kazakhstani wild card Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, in cool and gusty conditions on Court 2. [...]
*For the first time in her career, five-time champion Venus Williams went out in the opening round of Wimbledon with a 6-1 6-3 loss to Russia’s Elena Vesnina. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The former world number one started the match with two double faults and was never able to match the energy of Vesnina, [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE Wanna fly, you got to give up the [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE After one has discovered what he is made [...]
*The return of both Williams sisters at Wimbledon ended within hours of each other this morning in the fourth round of Wimbledon. Venus’ attempt to win a sixth title at the All England Club was thwarted by a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, who also beat Williams at Wimbledon last year by [...]
*Five-time champion Venus Williams took just one hour to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon today, putting an old-fashioned whooping on Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-0, 6-2. The 23rd-seeded Williams improved her record to 71-9 at the All England Club on Friday – now fourth in all-time Wimbledon wins behind Martina Navratilova (120), Chris Evert [...]
*Defending champion Serena Williams again had to come from a set behind to advance at Wimbledon. Today, she beat Romania’s Simona Halep 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 to move into the third round of Wimbledon, staying on course for a fifth title. After dropping the first set, Williams regained her renowned intensity and powerful shot-making to dominate [...]
*Five-time champion Venus Williams rallied to outlast Japan’s 40-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6 in nearly three hours of tennis Wednesday to advance to the third round at Wimbledon. With rain delaying play on the other courts at the All England Club, Williams and Date-Krumm played under a rare closed roof on Centre Court. [...]
*Returning to Grand Slam action following a year full of health issues, Serena Williams beat France’s Arvane Rezai 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon Tuesday — then began to sob. After serving her 13th ace to close the match, Williams buried her face in her towel and cried from her courtside chair. She was still crying [...]
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