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 doesn't matter how Serena is playing because her competitive spirit is so high, you have to go to the ends of the Earth to beat her.
It was a comedy of errors, ... She's definitely a good player but I don't think she came out there and beat me. I just kept making error after error.
I'd like to imagine that in order to beat me a person would have to play almost perfect tennis.
Her competitive spirit is so high, you have to go to the ends of the earth to beat her,
I just wasn't used to getting beaten the way she beat me, ... Every time I step on the court, even if it's against Serena, I still feel like I should be the better player because, really, that's how we were raised to think when you came out on the court. So I guess that was probably a factor.
We're going to try to work on our rankings this fall, ... We both just want to win the match, whether she's playing me or if she's playing someone else.
It was tough. It was sad. I'd like to see an American win this. He obviously had a great chance. But it happens. That's sports. The best part is that he'll have another chance very soon.
It was a challenging match. She's a player with variety. Sometimes she's playing harder and hitting with spin. But that's good for me,
The season is very long. It's pretty challenging to have to play year after year, for 10 months a year, for a human -- not a machine. You just have to watch out for yourself.
I've been called Rip Van Winkle. I wish they'd call me Sleeping Beauty.
Are you ready for the Williams sisters? ... We'll see you on Sunday. There's going to be a lot of hard hitting and a lot of hard serving. We'll both have some tricks up our sleeves.
Are you guys ready for the Williams sisters? We'll see you on Sunday.
Each tournament is important for me, ... Each tournament would do something to my ranking and such kind of thing, step forward for the future. Also I think it's opportunity, the opportunity to do I love, to play my best, to play for the people who appreciate what I do.
Quite obviously, I want to be the world number one, and of course it's a little bit challenge right here, but it motivated me most, ... The most important thing to me is that I had the fundamental of the game, I get more out of myself, and I feel like I need to make more.