Q. Good points tonight. She seemed to be going one way and you seemed to be going the other way. VENUS WILLIAMS: She just played well and kept a lot of balls in play. I mean, there were some shots that I thought okay, for sure they're going out, but they would come in. That's tennis. It's never over till it's over. Q. In nine of your meetings, they were in finals. There was a trophy either next to you or Serena when the match was done. I would imagine that there could be some consolation in... Read Full Story
Venus and Serena Williams will be visiting Africa on November 10th to the 12th to play an exhibition. The theme of their visit will be "Touching 1000 lives", where the Williams sisters will be adopting an orphanage for sports programmes, they will play an exhibition, and run a short clinic and impact on 1000 youths. According to Mr. Kienka, who runs the International Tennis Academy in Lagos and publishes a tennis magazine, the sister confirmed their participation at a meeting at the... Read Full Story
Q. Were you surprised at how easy it was? SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, it wasn't easy. We were so focused and we wanted every point. We pretty much worked for every point. So it was like playing that way makes it easier. But, you know, we went out there and we fought with everything that we had. Q. Can you compare and contrast what it feels like to win an event as a single and how it feels to do it as part of a doubles team. SERENA WILLIAMS: It's awesome to win in singles. I mean, especially... Read Full Story
Q. Do you feel like you're playing better and better with each successive round? VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, I think that obviously the teams are tough. But I think the longer the match goes, the better that we play. I think we just expect ourselves to keep raising the level. That's really what it takes in this kind of competition. Q. Things really turned in the final set. First two being so tight and so close. What made the difference? SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, we just really started playing better... Read Full Story
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot against Andy Murray of Great Britain during their semifinal match on Day 14 of the 2008 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2008 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) What is it about sweaty tennis stars that screams 'Fragrance!?' Perhaps it's that sweet smell of success. It seems yet another tennis pro has been tapped as... Read Full Story
