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Serena Williams: Venus 'coming along awesome'

By theGrio

4:22 PM on 02/01/2012

WORCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) - Serena Williams said her sister Venus has been training every day and will be ready for the Fed Cup matches against Belarus ..
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Venus Williams' Sjogren's syndrome: Tennis star takes on disease

By theGrio

11:10 AM on 12/29/2011

In August, Williams pulled out of the second-round match at the U.S. Open and announced that she had been recently diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome...
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Venus to make comeback against Serena in Colombia

By theGrio

11:13 AM on 11/17/2011

MILAN (AP) - Venus Williams will make her comeback in an exhibition match against her sister Serena in Colombia on Wednesday, two months after pulling out of the U.S. Open because of an immune system disease...
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Serena tweets 'emotions' got best of her

By theGrio

9:30 AM on 09/14/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams says her emotions got the best of her when she berated the chair umpire during her loss to Sam Stosur in the U.S. Open final...
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Broadcaster calls Serena Williams 'a** clown'

By theGrio

10:10 AM on 09/13/2011

WASHINGTON - Tennis analyst Mary Carillo came down on the side of the umpire, not the player, after Serena Williams U.S. Open tirade, saying the superstar acted like 'an a**-clown'...
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Why Serena Williams must act like the first lady of tennis

By John Mitchell

8:24 AM on 09/13/2011

OPINION - Like the first lady, while the arena may be different, Serena has to look the other way and keep it moving...
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Serena Williams fined $2,000 by US Open

By theGrio

3:31 PM on 09/12/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - The USTA also said Grand Slam committee director Bill Babcock conducted his own review and determined "Williams' conduct, while verbally abusive, does not rise to the level of a major offense under the Grand Slam Code of Conduct."...
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Serena Williams' US Open outburst goes viral

By theGrio

1:25 PM on 09/12/2011

PopWatch - "If you ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way because you're out of control. You're out of control. You're a hater and unattractive inside..."
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Serena Williams upset in US Open finals

By theGrio

7:34 PM on 09/11/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Already being outplayed by Sam Stosur in the U.S. Open final, the last thing Serena Williams needed was to lose a game for yelling during a point...
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First lady Michelle Obama visits US Open

By theGrio

1:36 PM on 09/09/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama says she hopes to still be playing tennis when she's 90...
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Is Donald Young the next great American tennis star?

By Stefen Lovelace

8:44 AM on 09/07/2011

OPINION - The former tennis prodigy, and up until recently, current tennis disappointment, was supposed to be the Tiger Woods of tennis...
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Venus: 'Absolutely' will return from illness

By theGrio

12:39 PM on 09/01/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Williams revealed Wednesday after pulling out of her second-round match that she had Sjogren's syndrome, which can cause fatigue and joint pain...
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Autoimmune disease knocks Venus Williams out of US Open

By theGrio

5:33 PM on 08/31/2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open shortly before her second-round match Wednesday, saying she was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain...
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Serena Williams: 'I don't think about' '09 tirade

By theGrio

11:16 AM on 08/29/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Rolling her eyes, she said: "Oh, my God. That was, like, two years ago."...
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Queen Latifah, Taio Cruz part of the US Open

By theGrio

12:32 PM on 08/18/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Latifah will be part of a somber moment as the tournament pays tribute to 9/11 victims on Sept. 11...
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Tiger Woods to skip US Open

By theGrio

12:41 PM on 06/07/2011

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) - Tiger Woods pulled out of the U.S. Open on Tuesday because of lingering issues with his left leg...
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A new year for Tiger, with lingering questions

By theGrio

4:52 PM on 01/25/2011

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tiger Woods can't start a new year without being reminded of the last one...
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Serena Williams is done for season, just like her sister

By theGrio

11:40 AM on 10/20/2010

(AP) - Both sisters will miss the WTA Championships next week in Doha, Qatar, and the Fed Cup final between the United States and Italy next month at San Diego...
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Harlem courts train next generation of tennis pros (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

9:52 AM on 09/11/2010

theGRIO VIDEO - As the U.S. Open wraps in New York City, some African-Americans in Harlem continue the legacy of tennis greats ...
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Foot injury forces Serena Williams out of US Open

By theGrio

5:00 PM on 08/20/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - She called missing the tournament "one of the most devastating moments of my career."...
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