Venus Williams

AUS Open, Women's Singles Final: As it happened...

Serena defeated sister Venus Williams to lift her 7th Australian Open and 23rd Grand Slam title.

Jan 28, 2017, 12:28 PM IST

AUS Open, Women's Singles Final, PREVIEW: Serena Williams vs Venus Williams

Serena holds a 6-2 edge in the major deciders, with a 16-11 win-loss record overall against sister Venus Williams

Jan 28, 2017, 08:56 AM IST

Aus Open 2017: Venus Williams fights back to beat CoCo Vandeweghe, advances into second Australian Open final

Williams, who last appeared in a Grand Slam final in 2009 (Wimbledon), will now take on the winner of another women's semi-final between her sister Serena Williams and miraculous former prodigy Mirjana Lucic Baroni.

Jan 26, 2017, 11:30 AM IST

Australian Open 2017: Mirjana Lucic-Baroni defeats Karolina Pliskova, enters grand slam semis after 18 years

she made the 1999 Wimbledon semis as a 17-year-old, she has been waiting 18 years for another crack at a Grand Slam last four.

Jan 25, 2017, 09:28 AM IST

Aus Open '17: Coco Vandeweghe blasts into first grand slam semi-final, defeats Garbine Muguruza in striaght sets

Vandeweghe now faces Venus Williams for a place in Saturday`s final after later battled past Russia`s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two sets.

Jan 24, 2017, 10:54 AM IST

Australian open 2017: Venus Williams beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, enters first semi-final in 14 years

Venus also became oldest woman to reach a Grand Slam semi since a 37-year-old Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994.

Jan 24, 2017, 08:45 AM IST

Australian Open 2017, Day 7: Top seeds Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber crash out; veterans Roger Federer, Venus Williams in quarters

Murray was stunned by 50th-ranked serve-and-volley specialist Zverev before Kerber tamely succumbed to Vandeweghe.

Jan 22, 2017, 20:53 PM IST

Australian Open, Day 5: Andy Murray, Roger Federer masterclass wows

Murray and Federer had both watched from afar on Thursday as Djokovic, the defending champion and six-time winner, suffered a stunning defeat to 117th-ranked Denis Istomin.

Jan 20, 2017, 22:43 PM IST

Australian Open: Classy Venus Williams beats Chinese DuanYingying, cruises into fourth round

Seven-time Grand Slam winner will next play either Australian hope Ashleigh Barty or German qualifier Mona Barthel.

Jan 20, 2017, 16:56 PM IST

Australian Open 2017, Day 3: Andy Murray in a hurry; Nick Kyrgios booed in stormy defeat

Tennis legend John McEnroe said Kyrgios`s lack of effort was a "black eye for the sport".

Jan 18, 2017, 19:55 PM IST

Australian Open 2017: Venus Williams beats Stefanie Voegele in straight sets, cruises into third round

Williams, the oldest player in the women`s draw at 36, will next play either Duan Yingying or Varvara Lepchenko.

Jan 18, 2017, 09:08 AM IST

Auckland Classic: Lauren Davis beats Ana Konjuh in final to claim maiden WTA title

At 1.57 metres (5ft 2in), Davis is one of the smallest players but she more than compensated for her lack of height with her speed around the court.

Jan 07, 2017, 10:23 AM IST

Auckland Classic: Venus Williams pulls out due to injury after winning against Jade Lewis

The world number 17 issued a brief statement saying she could not continue after winning her first-round match.

Jan 04, 2017, 10:04 AM IST

WADA says hackers may have doctored leaked data

It added that the hackers had taken a "cheap shot" at sporting stars who haven't broken any anti-doping rules.

Oct 06, 2016, 16:36 PM IST

Agnieszka Radwanska closes in on WTA Final spot

The Pole needs to reach the quarter finals in Beijing to guarantee her sixth consecutive appearance at the eight-player WTA Final in Singapore.

Oct 02, 2016, 18:46 PM IST

Finding Fancy Bears: False clues make it tough to track WADA hackers

Many others in the cybersecurity industry see the WADA hack as a straightforward act of Russian revenge, but solid evidence is hard to find.

Sep 17, 2016, 19:20 PM IST

Fancy Bears WADA hack: Sania Mirza slams report claiming she wants AITA to look into Venus Williams' issue

Fancy Bears', a Russian hackers group, has claimed that it has uncovered files which showed that several American athletes, including Venus and her younger sister Serena Williams were allowed to take banned substances by WADA under the TUEs procedure.

Sep 16, 2016, 15:12 PM IST

'Fancy Bears' bite: Sania Mirza wants AITA to look into Venus Williams issue

Sania and Rohan Bopanna had lost their mixed doubles semifinals in the Rio Olympics to American combo of Venus and Rajeev Ram, who ended up as silver medallists.

Sep 15, 2016, 22:12 PM IST

Williams sisters never violated anti-doping regulations, says ITF president

In its official statement regarding the cyber-attack on ADAMS, WADA announced on Tuesday night that Russia was behind the hacker attack on its database.

Sep 15, 2016, 16:36 PM IST

US Open: No semi-final clash between Williams sisters as Karolina Pliskova ousts Venus in fourth round

Venus Williams was philosophical about her failure to convert a match point against Pliskova`s serve in the 10th game of the third.

Sep 06, 2016, 06:39 AM IST