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- -07-01-08 The Power Tennis of Serena and Venus (NBC Sports)
"The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets." 07-08
- -07-02-05 Venus Wins in Record-Breaking Wimbledon Match (MSNBC News)
"Venus Williams mustered one last comeback, capping her career revival by winning another Wimbledon title."
"Williams overcame an early deficit and a championship point Saturday to beat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7 for her fifth major title and her first in nearly four years."
"At 2 hours, 45 minutes, the match was the longest Wimbledon women’s final on record. Williams became the first woman since 1935 to win the title after facing a match point in the final." 7-05
- -07-07-07 Venus Wins Wimbledon (MSNBC News)
"At No. 31, Williams became the lowest-ranked women’s winner in Wimbledon history. Plagued in recent years by injuries that sent her ranking sliding, she rediscovered her championship form this week on the surface that always seems to inspire her best efforts." 07-07
- -09-12-09 Bizarre Ending to Semifinal (ESPN)
"Serena Williams' U.S. Open title defense ended in bizarre, ugly fashion Saturday night, when she was penalized a point on match point after yelling and shaking her racket in the direction of an official who called a foot fault."
"Williams lost to unseeded, unranked Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-5 in a taut semifinal that featured plenty of powerful groundstrokes by both women. No one will remember a single shot that was struck, though, because of the unusual, dramatic way it finished." 09-09
Papers
- Finals at Wimbledon (USAToday.com)
Provides the final scores in matches for 2002. Visitors sometimes misspell as Wimbeldon, Wimbelton, or Wimbleton. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus in the women's finals and Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian. 7-02
- Serena Williams Wins Tennis U.S. Open (USA Today - Lamarque)
"Unabashed about powering the ball and taking advantage of mistakes just as against any other opponent, she [Serena Williams] easily beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3 Saturday night to win a third straight Grand Slam title — all by beating her older sister in the final." 9-02
- Venus and Serena Williams (CNN News)
Provides a short biography of the two top players in women's tennis. They are the first sisters to be ranked first and second in tennis history. No brothers have ever held the distinction. 7-02
- Williams, Venus (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
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