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Sunday, 13 June 2010
Friday, 4 June 2010
PARIS -- Venus and Serena Williams won their fourth consecutive major doubles title Friday at the French Open. "It feels good - we have a Williams Slam," Serena said. "We've four in a row now so we were really excited about that." The sisters earned their 12th Grand Slam title by beating Katarina Srebotnik and Kveta Peschke 6-2, 6-3.
"My dad told Venus to cross more, and so I think she got upset, and she crossed when the person was serving," Serena said. "I remember that," Venus said. "Our older sister was serving." "Oh my gosh, that was so funny," Serena said. "Dad told me I had to play the forehand, because I was young and I was smaller, and then he put Venus on the backhand. It has been like that ever since. That was 20 years ago?" "At least," Venus said.
The Williams Sisters are only the third women's doubles pair to win four major titles in a row. Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver did it in 1983-84, and Gigi Fernandez and Natasha Zvereva did it in 1992-93.
It's the siblings' second French Open doubles championship, with the other coming in 1999. For several years they played little doubles, but they plan to keep playing together at the major tournaments. "We just realize what it's like to have that major title next to your name, and it's pretty addictive," Venus said. "When you're out there and you're playing singles, it's a great feeling obviously," Serena said. "But also to play doubles with someone that's your sister, your flesh and blood, that's even better."
The sisters said they had no plans to play doubles more regularly on the women's tour, but will continue to play together at the grand slam events. Next stop for both of them will be Wimbledon, where they have won the doubles four times, their last victory coming in 2009.
Thursday, 3 June 2010
PARIS (AP) -- Serena Williams will next week find herself top of the rankings in both singles and doubles, joining an elite group of players to have achieved such a feat. Serena and her sister Venus clinched the No. 1 ranking in doubles by winning their French Open semifinal against Liezel Huber and Anabel Medina Garrigues, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. That victory came hours after Serena was eliminated in the quarterfinal of singles by Australia's Samantha Stosur.
"To be No. 1 in singles and doubles simultaneously is such a great moment, something that I wouldn't have imagined," Williams said. "It took a lot of hard work and was not easy for us to get to the top, and I hope we can hold onto this accomplishment for a long time." Serena will become the sixth woman to hold the No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles simultaneously, and the first to do so since Kim Clijsters in 2003. The group also includes Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport.
The Williams sisters have never previously led the doubles rankings. "It's an achievement that I never thought would happen," Venus said. "To clinch No. 1 in singles and doubles is an honor, and to be able to achieve it in doubles with my sister is just wonderful." The sisters won their only French Open doubles title in 1999. They are seeking their 12th Grand Slam doubles title together and fourth in a row.
Serena and Venus Williams beat Liezel Huber of the United States and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the French Open women's doubles final. Venus and Serena will now be ranked the #1 doubles team for the 1st time in their career. Wednesday's match was played about an hour after Serena Williams
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