Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williamsis an American professional tennis player, who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 6 in singles as of July 25, 2016. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three occasions, for a total of 11 weeks. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on February 25, 2002, becoming the first black American woman to achieve this feat during the Open Era...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth17 June 1980
CityLynwood, CA
CountryUnited States of America
It's been a journey. For women of color, for my family. It's one dream coming true after another.
It was deathly windy! It was just swirling at random.
It was distracting for both of us, to be honest, ... I'm really dedicated to get my ranking up. I'm tired of being ranked this low. I just know myself that I'm better than No. 10. We were sad when we were heard the draw. We didn't talk about it until now. It's hard because I want her to be in the tournament. I want her to win just as much as I want to. If it's a final, it's obviously different. It was super strange, for sure.
It was really hard for me because I wanted to play the tournament, but I felt terrible and tired, and everything hurt, ... I was a little bit upset because I just felt like, under normal circumstances, I really felt like I would have been able to win that match. But it's the past now, and Kim's playing really well. Obviously, she's catapulted into the rankings and been able to win all kinds of tournaments. But I feel fine.
It takes a lot of hard work to win titles,
They were always positive -- they knew I could do it, ... I would just play a terrible match and my father Richard would say the most positive things. It really helped me through a difficult time.
It's definitely more of a celebration to play in the finals. The fourth round, it's just really strange.
It's a new injury that came last night. I'm not fit enough to play a tennis match. It's a pity I can't play but I hope I can play in Guangzhou. Maybe now I can see the Forbidden City.
It's a new injury that came last night, ... I'm not fit enough to play a tennis match. It's a pity I can't play but I hope I can play in Guangzhou. Maybe now I can see the Forbidden City.
It's hard because I want her to be in the tournament, ... I want her to win just as much as I want to.
We both like to dictate and control the point, even though we have different styles. I guess it'll be like old times.
The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.
Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end. My focus is on playing the best tennis that I can, and there is no end to that.
No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.