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
We're two different people, two different players with different lives, ... But we support each other.
Today was a good day. It was windy, so the conditions were a little strange like that. My toss got thrown off.
Yeah, it was bizarre, ... I think it was distracting for both of us, to be honest. ... If it's a final, it's obviously different. It was super-strange, that's for sure.
You know the reason I don't watch the news is because I don't like violence,
The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.
We want to be treated equally as the men. This is not just about women's tennis, but women all over the world.
We both like to dictate and control the point, even though we have different styles. I guess it'll be like old times.
I don't think Serena had her best day,
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.
I felt like I had an opportunity at 5-3 to break, but I didn't get that, ... Then 5-4, I had a pretty bad service game, two double faults. I think Serena had like a monster return or two that I couldn't do anything with, which happens if you're playing Serena Williams. At that point it was just all about sticking in there.
I guess I shouldn't expect anything less from Serena Williams.
I did rehab and tried to get better the best that I could. I wasn't playing at 100 percent ? preparation or health ? and I didn't want to come back until I knew I could do that.
I'd like to achieve health the whole year, stay strong and stay healthy and avoid the viruses,
Having the opportunity to represent your country is such an honor. I'm looking forward to some great competition and hope to bring home a victory for the U.S.