Venus Williams

US Open women singles dark horses: A dangerous Russia floater, an 18-year-old Canadian sensation and Venus Williams

August 23, 2025 1:30 pm

Plenty of unheralded names in the US Open women's singles draw, both new and old, will hope to stake a claim against the usual suspects for the year's final Major title at the US Open.

US Open: Venus Williams continues her comeback, receives singles main draw wildcard to feature at the 2025 edition

August 13, 2025 10:33 pm

The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion had also received a wild-card entry with Reilly Opelka to play mixed doubles beginning Aug. 19.

‘It’s not easy, it won’t be easy’: 45-year-old Venus Williams becomes second-oldest player in history to win a tour-level match

July 23, 2025 1:13 pm

Until last week, the WTA Tour had listed her as an “inactive player”. Last year, she had surgery to remove uterine fibroids, but has now stunned the tennis world with her comeback win.

'I had to come back for the insurance': Venus Williams becomes second-oldest woman to win tour-level singles match at 45

July 23, 2025 8:04 am

Venus Williams, 45, became the second-oldest woman after Martina Navratilova to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes while beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open.

Wimbledon 2024 will be remembered for Novak Djokovic's fiery outburst at a Centre Court crowd – and rightly so

July 16, 2024 6:15 pm

As a disruptor who upended tennis’ perfect rivalry, the metronomic Djokovic has long incurred the wrath of Western tennis fans. But the journey of the greatest male tennis player of all time, overcoming impossible odds to reach the pinnacle of the sport, serves as a beacon of inspiration to a much broader global audience

Wimbledon 2023: 43-year-old Venus Williams gets wild card to play singles

June 21, 2023 4:20 pm

Williams is a five-time Wimbledon singles champion and was a finalist at the grass-court major in 2017, two decades after her debut at the All England Club.

Venus Williams loses to Swiss teen on return to competition

June 14, 2023 12:34 pm

Venus Williams won her last major singles title at the grasscourt Grand Slam in 2008. This year's Wimbledon tournament begins on July 3.

Venus Williams out of Australian Open following injury in Auckland

January 07, 2023 5:07 pm

Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an injury sustained at the ASB Classic.

'She's the only reason that Serena Williams ever existed': Serena pays tribute to sister Venus

September 03, 2022 8:48 am

I wouldn't be Serena if there wasn't Venus, says Serena with tears' rolling down her face after her third round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the ongoing US Open.

While You Were Asleep: Serena, Venus knocked out in 1st round of doubles in US Open, Ronaldo almost nails the bicycle kick, Chelsea rope in Aubameyang on deadline day

September 02, 2022 8:24 am

Serena and Venus Williams were knocked out in the first round after a 7-6(5) 6-4 defeat by Czech pair Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka. Manchester United secured its third straight win in the Premier League by beating Leicester 1-0. Chelsea signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona before the summer transfer window closed.

US Open 2017: Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Kevin Anderson advance to semifinals

September 06, 2017 1:11 pm

The ninth seed Venus Williams of the United States defeated Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic by 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinal to become the oldest Grand Slam semifinalist since Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon in 1994.

Wimbledon 2017: Winners of Women’s title in ten previous editions

June 28, 2017 8:49 pm

In the last ten editions, Serena Williams has dominated the Tennis' most prestigious competition winning it five times during this time. While Serena has five titles in the past ten years, her sister Venus Williams too has lifted the trophy on couple of occasions.

Australian Open: Shockers in searing heat

January 13, 2014 5:10 pm