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Forbes
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Venus Williams Wants Serena To Return To Tennis
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 14: US Open 2009 Womens Doubles Finals: Holding winners Trophy Cup Serena ... More Williams and Venus Williams defeat Cara Black and Liezel Huber. (Photo by Howard Earl Simmons/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Venus Williams is returning to the tennis court and she wants her little sister to follow suit. Venus Williams, 45, is set to play fellow American Peyton Stearns on Tuesday in the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. – her first professional match in more than a year. Venus last match came in March 2024 when she lost in the first round of the Miami Open. Last week video was posted to social media of 43-year-old Serena hitting balls on a hard court – and Venus said she would love to see her sister make a comeback. Serena, who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and is widely considered the GOAT of women's tennis, last played at the 2022 U.S. Open. 'I mean, I keep saying to my team: 'The only thing that would make this better is if she was here,' like we always did everything together, so of course I miss her,' Venus told reporters ahead of her return, per the Associated Press. 'But if she comes back, I'm sure she'll let y'all know.' Serena never officially retired and instead said she was 'evolving away from tennis.' She and husband Alexis Ohanian have two children. Her first daughter, Olympia, was born in 2017, and her second, Adira, was born in 2023. Several mothers are currently playing on the WTA Tour, and Belinda Bencic became the latest to reach the Wimbledon semifinals earlier this month. Venus Williams is not a mom and hasn't won a match in nearly two years – at the 2023 Cincinnati Open. She is currently unraanked and is listed as 'inactive' on the WTA website. 'You know, I believe in love and those around me, so my family, my friends,' Williams said of why she keeps playing. 'They keep me going and keep me grounded. 'Those are the people that are there for you when the things are lowest. They're there for you also when the things are highest because also it's hard too when you're high and trying to maintain that and trying to deal with what's happening when you're high and low. 'So, the love always gets you through.'
CTV News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Dabrowski and Routliffe reach Wimbledon third round in women's doubles
New Zealand's Erin Routliffe, left, and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski hug each other after winning the women's doubles final match of the WTA finals against Taylor Townsend of the U.S. and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, at King Saud University Indoor Arena, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo) WIMBLEDON — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe, of New Zealand, advanced to the third round of women's doubles at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-3 win Friday over Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez and Russia's Polina Kudermetova. The No. 2 seeds converted four of 13 break-point chances and won 78 per cent of their second-serve points. Dabrowski and Routliffe are looking to add a second Grand Slam title after winning the 2023 U.S. Open. Routliffe, who grew up near Toronto and lives in Montreal, represents her native New Zealand internationally. The duo also captured the WTA Finals title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last November. Dabrowski, the lone Canadian still competing at Wimbledon, is also competing in mixed doubles with Croatia's Nikola Mektic at the All England Club. They face France's Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Germany's Laura Siegemund on Saturday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 4, 2025. The Canadian Press
Telegraph
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Live Boulter and Raducanu vs Kichenok and Routliffe: Score and latest Queen's updates
Latest updates Luke Slater 11 June 2025 11:18am 11:18AM Katie Boulter overcomes serving woes to live out Queen's 'dream' It was a winning start in the singles for Boulter yesterday, despite some troubles with her serve. She overcame Alja Tomljanovic 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 to progress to the next round. 'I feel like I had a lot of emotions today,' she said. 'I think it's very easy to get caught up in just trying to get your first grass-court match. Also coming to such a historic venue, as well, which holds a lot of purpose and a lot of familiar feelings when I have come here before. 'To get the women back here feels very special. It's actually something I dreamt of, having come here the last couple of years to watch the men play, so I'm just really grateful to be on this court.' 11:06AM Good morning 'They' are calling it Boultercanu. The British Nos 1 and 2 (and world Nos 34 and 37) have teamed up in the women's doubles at Queen's. Their tournament got off to a winning start on Monday, with a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 victory over Wu Fang-hsien and Jiang Xinyu. They admitted they were quite nervous before the match, which was played on Court One rather than Centre Court. 'I was actually very nervous before the match,' Raducanu, who has limited experience in doubles tennis, said. 'I don't know if Katie could tell. But probably more nervous than the singles, because I just didn't really necessarily know what to do, but I'm really happy once we got out there. Katie made me feel so comfortable, and I'm just so pleased to get a win on the board.' Today they are in the quarter-finals of the competition, facing Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand. They defeated the all-British pairing of Jodie Burrage and Sonay Kartal in the first round in a tight 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (7-1), contest. Kichenok has a decent doubles pedigree. She has never made it into the main draw for a grand slam singles tournament but won the US Open in women's doubles last year and has featured in an Australian Open final and a French Open and Wimbledon semi-final. In mixed doubles she won Wimbledon in 2023. Routliffe too has a fine record, winning the US Open in 2023, making the Wimbledon final last year and winning the Tour Finals in 2024, too. Fair to say that this will likely be a tougher task than the first-round match. But Raducanu and Boulter have the game, if they click.
