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Sisters to play Fed Cup (Feb. 4-5) |
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 22:10 |
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Venus Williams will return from illness and her sister, Serena, will play Fed Cup for the first time in nearly five years after being selected in the U.S. team to meet Belarus in a Feb. 4-5 World Group II match at Worcester, Mass.
U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced the team, also containing Christina McHale and Liezel Huber, late Tuesday.
“I am looking forward to having Serena and Venus on the team for the first time since I became U.S. Fed Cup captain,” Fernandez said. “They bring so much to this team, not only for what they can do on court, but the influence they will have on Christina and the rest of the team.”
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Serena wins 500th career singles match |
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 21:05 |
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Congratulations to Serena Williams! Today she earned her 500th career singles victory, defeating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic in straight sets -6:0, 6:4 at the 2012 Australian Open.
Serena injured her ankle while playing a tournament in Brisbane a few weeks ago, and informs that although it's not 100%, she is feeling good on court.
Serena will face Greta Arn of Germany in the third round on Friday. This will be the first meeting between the two. Greta is currently ranked #92 in the world.
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Serena advances to 2nd round in Australia |
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 21:46 |
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 Serena Williams moved into the second round of the Australian Open in the early hours of Wednesday morning with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Austria's Tamira Paszek.
In a match that didn't start until 11:30 pm on Tuesday, following Lleyton Hewitt's four-hour win over German Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, the 12th-seeded Williams overcame a tenacious Paszek in one hour and 20 minutes.
Serena has now won 15 consecutive matches at Melbourne Park following her title wins in 2009 and 2010.
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Venus withdraws from Australian Open |
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 23:29 |
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Unfortunate news, as Venus has officially withdrawn from the Australian Open, prolonging her absence from the tennis tour because of an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain. She does, however, hope to be back competing in February.
Venus hasn’t played competitively since Aug. 29 at the U.S. Open. Two days later, she pulled out of that tournament, revealing that she’d been diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome.
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Serena practicing in Melbourne today |
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Written by Jeff
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Monday, 09 January 2012 00:05 |
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I know many of you are concerned with Serena's ankle injury, following her withdraw in Brisbane. Just thought I would let you know that she is looking forward to the Australian Open next week (January 16). Below is a link to her practicing today on Hisense Arena, one of the show courts at the Australian Open. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wsANBqwJw3Q#! Venus has yet to arrive in Australia. Venus competed in an exhibition against Serena in early December, but then withdrew from her first event of the new year, do to reoccurring pain symptoms from her Sjogerns disease. She has been practicing, although whether or not she will compete is still uncertain.
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