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
I think I'll just improve on that, and each match at this point is important for me to get a rhythm and start dominating.
I feel like I played well, it was one of my best matches this year, everything's getting better.
It's always nice to go into a match thinking you have the edge, ... Even if I don't have the edge, I'll have to try to tell myself that I do.
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.
I had some great matches but I didn't play too hot today.
In the last matches Serena just always played better, ... She won them. I was happy at least that a Williams won. Obviously I would have loved to have won, but for me it's like the past now.
If I had just 10 less errors, I think this match is a different story. Obviously, she's a very good player and, you know, she stuck in there.
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.