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Why the queen of the court has more aces up her sleeve...from the rest of the tennis world? Serena says when she faces her sister in a tournament -- she won her 11th Grand Slam singles title against Venus at Wimbledon this year -- she puts aside sisterly feelings. "I have to be selfish. When I play... In this article: Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Doha, Louisiana, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, Cellophane, and Kim Clijsters |
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BBC News | October 28, 2009
Serena secures year-end top spot
...games of her opening round-robin game against Jelena Jankovic. She later pulled out of the rest of the season-ending event, handing Wimbledon champion Williams the top spot. Safina later revealed that she would be sidelined for at least...
In this article: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, Dinara Safina, Wimbledon, Australian Open, Cortisone, and Svetlana Kuznetsova
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Miami Herald | November 11, 2009
2009: Serena's back on top
The 28-year-old Serena also turned the trick back in 2002. The reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Serena just lost the No. 1 ranking to Safina on Monday. It was yet another entertaining year on the WTA Tour, and perhaps...
In this article: Serena Williams, U.S. Open, Kim Clijsters, Wimbledon, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Roger Federer, Elena Dementieva, Sybille Bammer, and French Open
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 02, 2009
Serena defeats Venus in season-ending final
...season-ending tournament for her third victory of the season. Williams also won Wimbledon and the Australian Open, and clinched the yearend No. 1 ranking earlier in the week. "It feels great," said Serena, who also won the WTA Tour's...
In this article: Serena Williams, Wimbledon, Jelena Jankovic, Doha, Australian Open, Justine Henin, and Miami, Florida
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Serena ends Venus reign in Doha
...win in 23 matches against her sister. Victory in Doha completes a superb year for Serena that has included wins at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, and reclaiming the world number one spot. There remains one more obstacle to overcome...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Doha, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, WTA, Dinara Safina, and Caroline Wozniacki
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ESPN | October 31, 2009
Venus Williams, Serena Williams to face off in final of WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar
...Venus said. "It's the way I wanted to end my year." Serena beat Venus in this year's Wimbledon final, the fourth time they played each other for that Grand Slam title. The American sisters were back on the court about 30 minutes...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Doha, Nikolay Davydenko, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Fed Cup, and U.S. Open
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Serena pulls out of Fed Cup final
...updated at 19:08 GMT, Sunday, 1 November 2009 Serena pulls out of Fed Cup final Williams has won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles in 2009 The USA will be without Serena Williams when they face Italy in the Fed Cup final...
In this article: Serena Williams, Fed Cup, USA, Wimbledon, Melanie Oudin, Australian Open, Sara Errani, Alexa Glatch, Roberta Vinci, and Flavia Pennetta
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Honolulu Advertiser | November 02, 2009
Serena Williams breaks WTA season prize money mark with $6.5 million
...Sunday, beating older sister Venus in the final, and ends the year ranked No. 1. The younger Williams also won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2009. Williams' career prize money is now at a record $28.5 million.
In this article: Serena Williams, WTA, Wimbledon, Australian Open, Justine Henin, and Florida
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The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply, Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877. It is the oldest of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the only one still played on grass courts.
The tournament runs annually for 14 days from late June to early July, , with the climax being the men's singles final, scheduled for a Sunday. As of the 2008 tournament, five major events are contested, as well as four junior events and four invitational events.
Wimbledon is third in the annual Grand Slam season. The hard court Australian Open and clay court French Open precede Wimbledon. The hard court U.S. Open follows. The grass court Queen's Club Championships also in London is a popular warm up tournament for Wimbledon.
Wimbledon traditions include the eating of strawberries and cream, royal patronage, strict dress code for competitors, and ball boys and girls. A much unloved tradition, "rain stops play" calls leading to schedule over-runs, is set to be reduced with the fitting of a retractable roof to Centre Court from 2009. The 2008 men's final, already the longest at nearly 5 hours of play, was extended to over 7 hours due to rain, finishing in darkness.
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