ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- Dinara Safina, despite a semifinal defeat at Wimbledon, remains the top-ranked player in women's tennis.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Two-time champions Serena Williams and Venus Williams were third-round winners Saturday at the U.S. Open tennis.
LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- U.S. tennis star Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena in straight sets Saturday to win her fifth Wimbledon championship in London.
LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Reigning champion Venus Williams beat Russia's Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) in one women's semifinal Thursday at the Wimbledon tennis championships.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 26 (UPI) -- James Blake and both Venus and Serena Williams were named Thursday to the U.S. tennis team that will compete in this summer's Beijing Olympics.
BANGALORE, India, March 8 (UPI) -- Serena Williams beat older sister Venus in three sets in a semifinal contest Saturday at the $600,000 Bangalore Open tennis tournament in Bangalore, India.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Tennis star Serena Williams is denying that she is the owner of a pit bull that bit a Florida security guard.
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., March 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Tennis Association has begun to notice a lack of competitive female talent coming up through the ranks, USA Today said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Tennis ace Serena Williams has signed a lucrative sponsorship with Nike that could earn her up to $6.6 million over the next five years.
COMPTON, Calif., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A sister of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams was fatally shot early Sunday in the the family's California hometown community of Compton.