Oh, sister! Venus Williams beats Serena 6-3, 6-4 at Indian Wells
Tennis | March 13, 2018 12:23 ISTVenus Williams defeated sister Serena 6-3, 6-4 in the third round for her first win over her younger sibling since 2014.
Venus Williams defeated sister Serena 6-3, 6-4 in the third round for her first win over her younger sibling since 2014.
Serena leads Venus 17-11 all-time and has won eight of their last nine meetings, most recently the Australian Open final last year.
Williams' only competitive appearances since the birth came in December at an exhibition in Abu Dhabi, a Fed Cup doubles match with sister Venus last month and an exhibition in New York on Monday.
The Williams sisters were the headliners Monday night in the Tie Break Tens tournament in Madison Square Garden, an eight-woman event in which all matches were 10-point tiebreakers, instead of the usual games and sets.
Serena Williams' exit followed U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens' 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 loss to Zhang Shuai.
Kerber, who dropped to No.22 following a poor 2017 season, needed to save two match points before beating Lucie Safarova in three sets on Monday.
On June 9, Williams was involved in a car collision with Jerome Barson and his wife near Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The burglary happened between Sept. 1 and 5 at Williams' 10,000-square-foot home, which is in a well-to-do gated community, Palm Beach Gardens police said in a statement.
The 27-year-old Wozniacki's best previous result at the WTA Finals was reaching the final in 2010.
Williams, who appeared in the Australian Open and Wimbledon finals this season, won the WTA Finals in 2008 and was also a finalist in 2009.
The 37-year-old Williams advanced from the White Group along with Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova, who lost to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-1.
Karolina Pliskova comfortably beat Garbine Muguruza 6-2, 6-2 in the round-robin stage to book a place in the semifinals of the showpiece event.
Third-seeded Karolina Pliskova cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Venus Williams at the WTA Finals on Sunday.
Williams is the oldest player in this draw with 27-year-old Wozniacki the next oldest.
Venus Williams defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) on Tuesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Apart from doing pretty well on-court, the elder Williams is doing some online shopping off the court these days for Serena's baby.
In the second career meeting between the two players, Svitolina was in a strong position from the beginning as she took a 5-0 lead over Williams in the opening set and never returned.
After clinching the Wimbledon titles, Roger Federer notches up to No.3 rank in the ATP while Muguruza enters the top ten with a No.5 position in the WTA.
The 23-year-old has struggled in the periods between her successes at Grand Slam level and outside of tennis. The Spaniard has won 2 major titles and has just appeared in two finals.
"It's great to go out there and play somebody that you admire," Muguruza said after her famous win over Venus Williams in Wimbledon final.
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