Topic: Venus Williams
AFP Global Edition | 2010-02-20 18:10:24
Venus Williams became the most successful active woman player on the WTA Tour when she secured her 42nd title by successfully defending the Dubai Open here on Saturday. Williams, who beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-5 in an absorbing final, thus overtook Justine Henin's record of 41 titles, only two months after achieving another notable statistic -- a career total of ...
Reuters US Online Report Sports News | 2010-02-20 17:46:25
DUBAI (Reuters) - Venus Williams retained her Dubai Championships crown by defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3 7-5 in Saturday's final. It was the third-seeded American's 42nd singles title, putting her one ahead of Justine Henin at the top of the list of active players. "It was definitely very competitive," Williams told reporters. "I expected her to come out ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-02-19 19:10:39
<div><p>Venus Williams is on target to make a successful defence of her Dubai Open title after Friday's 6-1, 6-4 semi-final win halted Israeli Shahar Peer's remarkable run and ended the security agonies at the 2million dollar WTA event.</p><p&gt ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-02-19 19:10:39
<div><p>Venus Williams put an end to the security agonies of the 2million dollar Dubai Open on Friday when she halted the remarkable run of the pioneering Israeli, Shahar Peer.</p><p>But the defending champion had to cope with the smallest arena ...
