Venus Williams Plays Memphis This Week 2.25.2008 MEMPHIS-- Venus Williams this week defends her singles title at Memphis, Tennessee. Williams, the top seed, opens in round one Tuesday or Wednesday against 17 year old qualifier Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. Williams has never played Petra before. Depending on what times and days Venus plays, our friends at Lawn Tennis are planning to attend and report back from Venus' matches. MEMPHIS Draw | Schedule | Forum Venus Williams Crashes Out Of Windy Qatar 2.22.2008 QATAR-- Venus Williams lost Thursday in the third round 6-3, 6-3 to little known Dominika Cibulkova after making 40 unforced errors in the high windy conditions. Cibulkova only made 4 errors. Williams also lost in a rare doubles match and plays singles next week in Memphis, Tennessee.