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's easy to fumble and easy to self-destruct in those kind of conditions.
It's always hard to recover after a loss. . . . I have to know when it's time to step up, not to revert back to bad habits but to keep ahead with the good ones.
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.
It's definitely more of a celebration to play in the finals. The fourth round, it's just really strange.
The first thing you hear on the news is so-and-so got gunned down; so-and-so got shot; somebody got murdered. I just can't deal with it personally.
I'm definitely in a lot better form than I was last year.
I had a lot of opportunities, but she definitely played the best. I don't know if I'll take some time off. Sometimes your youth seems to pass you by because of work. I sometimes feel like I want to be young.
I really hope I am the last woman player in history ever to be paid unequally.
If she wins or loses, I'm extra motivated either way. When she wins, I definitely want to be like her.
I couldn't get my feet in position or move very much.
She played fairly consistently. I probably shouldn't have made so many mistakes. I'll remember not to next time.
It was really hard for me because I wanted to play the tournament, but I felt terrible and tired, and everything hurt, ... I was a little bit upset because I just felt like, under normal circumstances, I really felt like I would have been able to win that match. But it's the past now, and Kim's playing really well. Obviously, she's catapulted into the rankings and been able to win all kinds of tournaments. But I feel fine.
My hip was hurting, and I couldn't move like I wanted to,
I think I'll go in mentally a lot better. When it comes down to it, I don't think anyone really wants to play me because I have a lot of weapons and not a ton of weaknesses. My main weakness would probably be an occasional self-destruction mode. So I'll try not to touch that red button accidentally.