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Venus Williams may not have made any kind of history with her title win in Luxembourg on Sunday, but it was a momentous occasion for the American. Although this is her 44th career title, it is her first in over two-and-a-half years and the first since her announcing she suffered from the autoimmune disease Sjogren's syndrome last year. Her 6-2 6-3 win over Monica Niculescu may have looked … [Read more...]
LUXEMBOURG (Oct. 20, 2012) -- In her first tournament back after the U.S. Open, former world No. 1 Venus Williams finds herself in the finals of the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open. She defeated another player on the comeback trail, Andrea Petkovic, in a two-and-a-half hour match that went the distance, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. She will take on Romanian Monica Niculescu, who earlier in the day defeated … [Read more...]
LUXEMBOURG (Oct. 19, 2012) --The Luxembourg Open lost it's last seeded singles player on Friday, No. 1 Roberta Vinci, when she was ousted by Venus Williams who is in just her first tournament back since playing in the U.S. Open. It looks like her dog was front and center taking in the match too! Even without any seeds left, the semifinal match-ups stack up well and will include Daniela … [Read more...]
LINZ, Austria -- World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka made her Linz debut to a crowd of 3000 fans in TipsArena, defeating Aranxta Rus 6-0, 6-2 in just over an hour. (Full photo gallery below) Of note is Azarenka's commitment of playing Linz at all this week given her grueling traveling schedule. After winning the China Open on Sunday some speculated that she would pass on the International-level … [Read more...]
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