Venus Williams

Venus Williams was born on June 17th, 1980 in Lynwood, California. Like Venus Williams younger sister Serena Williams was thought to play tennis by her parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price at young age. as a kid Venus Williams played in the children's tennis circuits and turned pro at the young age of 14 on Oct 31st when she played in the bank of the west classic against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. The young Venus Williams lost her first match, but she would soon show that she could play with the best of them when a year later she defeated Amy Frazier who at the ... Read Full Story

Q. How do you sum up that match? VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, you know, I'm in the second round. Definitely was the goal. And, uhm, yeah, I think she played well. She was left‑handed and I think she used that to her advantage. She definitely started to play really well. I was really happy to be able to be out there and hit a lot of balls and find a rhythm and advance. So, yeah, that was the match. Q. How did you find the conditions? VENUS WILLIAMS: I think I got fortunate. I think it cooled down a lot by the time I hit. ... Read Full Story

Q. Why do you think the Australian Open has eluded you so far? VENUS WILLIAMS: You know, unfortunately I wasn't the best player at this tournament. There were other players who played a little better. Pretty much explains it. Always gave my best effort. Of course, I'm happy with that. Q. Does it give you extra motivation that it remains a title you haven't lifted yet? VENUS WILLIAMS: Extra motivation? I mean, I don't think of it that way. I want to play my best tennis. I don't feel any extra, you know, pressure or anything like that because I haven't been fortunate enough ... Read Full Story

Q. Obviously a difficult loss. Would you tell us what happened, what went wrong out there? VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, you know, I think she played some really good tennis. She was super consistent and aggressive and just went for her shots. I think she just played really well. Q. What do you think made the difference? You looked in control of the match the first set. It turned around after that. VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, like I said, she played well. You know, I think she took her opportunities and really showed a lot of character. It's pretty close after the match. We haven't quite ... Read Full Story

Q. Venus, is this win as good as the other seven? And how do you complement each other on the court? VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, they're all so wonderful. It's definitely as good as the other seven. I think we complement each other on the court because we're both extremely positive. We know, when the other one moves, what the other one needs to do to compensate for that or to add to it. You know, I think that we're so good at putting the ball away, I think it helps us so much. Q. Serena, many top players don't play doubles. Why do you ... Read Full Story

Q. Venus, is this win as good as the other seven? And how do you complement each other on the court? VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, they're all so wonderful. It's definitely as good as the other seven. I think we complement each other on the court because we're both extremely positive. We know, when the other one moves, what the other one needs to do to compensate for that or to add to it. You know, I think that we're so good at putting the ball away, I think it helps us so much. Q. Serena, many top players don't play doubles. Why do you ... Read Full Story

After Indian Weels 2001 tournament, where the Venus, Serena and their father and coach, Richard Williams, were subjected to racist comments by spectators in the stadium, both sisters refused to play again in that event. Larry Scott is still trying to conving the Williams to play again but they keep saying no even if that tournament will be one of four mandatory $4.5 million tour events for top-10 players, along with Miami, Madrid and Beijing. “I’m not going to be playing at Indian Wells,” Serena Williams said in an interview last month. “I’ve had some extremely life-altering things that happened to me there. So ... Read Full Story