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 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,
Wimbledon needs to do the right thing and finally pay the women the same as the men. Players won't be satisfied until all of us -- not just one out of 128 -- are treated equally with the men.
I have a lot of respect for her. She was my favorite player growing up. That's why I started grunting; I wanted to be like Monica.
We're two different people, two different players with different lives, ... But we support each other.
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 am an experienced player and I have been in the last four so many times. I know what I am doing.
I really hope I am the last woman player in history ever to be paid unequally.
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.
In 10-15 years there will be a little drop-off for us. It's high tide right now, ... One day there will be another tennis player that excites people -- you can't be No. 1 forever.
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.
My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.
In my mind, I'm always the best. If I walk out on the court (and) I think the next person is better, I've already lost.
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.