Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals
06.30.2008 LONDON-- Venus Williams today defeated Alisa Kleybanova 6-3, 6-4 in the fourth round and faces Tamarine Tanasugarn
of Thailand in the morning at 7:00am CST USA in the quarterfinals. Head to head Williams leads Tanasugarn 6-0 and has never
lost more than 4 games in any set to her, but Tanasugarn won a grass
tournament in the Netherlands the week before Wimbledon so Venus will need to take her seriously.
Williams in round two defeated Anne Keothavong 7-5, 6-2 and in the third Round beat Maria Martinez Sanchez 6-1, 7-5. Venus has
also reached the doubles quarterfinals playing with her sister Serena Williams.
Venus Williams Wins In Wimbledon Round One
06.24.2008 LONDON-- Defending champion and four time Wimbledon winner Venus Williams of the USA Tuesday in round one defeated
Naomi Cavaday of Britian 7-6(7-5), 6-1 after falling behind early 0-2 and 1-3.
Venus had a slow start before adjusting the the big hitting of the lefthander with some big hitting of her own. Venus' serve
reached speeds of 125mph. In round two, Williams plays Anne Keothavong
also of Britian. Keothavong is ranked 92nd and has never played Venus before. Venus is also playing doubles at Wimbledon
with her sister Serena Williams. Venus Williams Rebounds For Wimbledon Win