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Serena Williams Gives Venus Her Wimbleton Props
 
EbonyRose offline
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 June 22, 2009 2:14 PM
Serena Williams Gives Venus Her Wimbleton Props

Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 2:34 pm
By: EURweb.com



As the Williams sisters begin their run for a Wimbledon title this week, Serena Williams is already calling her sister Venus the best grass-court player of her generation.

The siblings own seven of the last nine women's singles titles at Wimbledon, but it is Venus, with five victories compared to Serena's two, who has reigned supreme on the lawns of the All England Club. If Venus can win her third successive title she will become the first woman since Steffi Graf to complete a hat-trick of Wimbledon crowns.

But even if Venus never wins another match at Wimbledon, Serena, who was beaten by her sister in last year's final, insists she is already firmly established as the best on grass in the last 20 years.

"I think she has proven herself to be the best grass court player in our generation," Serena said, according to the Associated Press. "She has an amazing serve and I think that helps a lot. She has an amazing return and she's really fast. She has long arms, so she just gets everything back.

"It's hard playing a player like that, especially on the grass when it's, you know, a faster surface and you have that much less time to react.

"She's an extremely smart player as well, so she's always thinking and knowing what to do."

In other Williams sisters news, both were named among the top four highest paid female athletes in the world, according to Forbes. In fact, all four happen to hail from the tennis circuit: Maria Sharapova (Russia) is No. 1, followed by Serena and Venus at 2 and 3 respectively, and newly retired Justine Henin (Belgium) at No. 4.

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Cholly offline
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June 22, 2009 at 6:18 PM
I have to give it to Richard Williams and Oracene Price, the parents of Venus & Serena Williams sisters.

They have raised and maintained two smart, strong, focused, independent, well rounded women.

Despite all the achivements: numerous tennis championships, the number 1 rankings that they both achieved individually and as a team, Olymplc gold, the tens of millions of dollars, on and off the court, the family tragedy(s) the parential dramas and the sports media's continued attempt to drive a wedge and develop a negative bickering sibling rivalry, they have remained true to each other; kept the faith and maintained the sisterly and family love for each other, and not allowing the $$$, fame and fortune to break them apart and best of all, maintaining their true blackness.

They will go down argubly in tennis history as the two best players to ever play the game of tennis, hands down. tfro



Serena Jameka Williams

Career prize money (Present) US $24,205,248

Career record: 424–92 (82.7%)
Career titles: 33
Highest ranking: No. 1 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam results:
Australian Open W (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
French Open W (2002)
Wimbledon W (2002, 2003)
US Open W (1999, 2002, 2008)
Major tournaments
WTA Championships W (2001)
Olympics: 2000 Sydney (Gold, Doubles), 2008 Beijiing (Gold, Doubles)


Venus Ebony Starr Williams

Career prize money (current) US $22,749,613

Career record: 534-125 (81.0%)
Career titles: 41 (tied-11th in overall rankings)

Highest ranking: No. 1 (February 25, 2002)

Grand Slam results:


Australian Open F (2003)
French Open F (2002)
Wimbledon W (2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008)
US Open W (2000, 2001)
Major tournaments
WTA Championships W (2008)

Doubles:

Career record: 113–20 (85.0%)
Career titles: 13
Highest ranking: No. 5 (October 11, 1999)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open W (2001, 2003, 2009)
French Open W (1999)
Wimbledon W (2000, 2002, 2008)
US Open W (1999)

Olympics:

Gold, 2000 Sydney Singles
Gold, 2000 Sydney Doubles
Gold, 2008 Beijing Doubles
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