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- December 11th, 2009
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Jasmyne Cannick: Serena Williams\' Record Fine Is Just A Distraction
It comes as no surprise that Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 and placed on a two year “probationary period” for her September 2009 U.S. Open outburst wherein she yelled some choice word…
- December 4th, 2009
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(PHOTOS) James Blake Workin\' It Out At The Back Office Benefit
American James Blake and Wyclef Jean attend the Back Office Associates Serving For A Cure benefit at Pier 94 on December 1, 2009 in New York City. Work it out James!!!(Photos by Wireimages)(L-R) And…
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Seen On The Scene: Venus Williams In New York
Sportswoman of the Year Venus Williams and Sportsman of the Year Joe Girardi attend the March of Dimes' Sportman and Sportswoman of the Year luncheon at The Waldorf-Astoria on December 2, 2009 in New…
- December 3rd, 2009
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USA TODAY: Venus Williams Won\'t Stop, "As Long As I\'m Playing Great"
By Douglas Robson, Special for USA TodayWith a 17th pro season ahead of her and a third decade around the corner, Venus Williams is setting no timetable on when she might call it quits."As long as I'm…
- December 1st, 2009
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Alicia Keys Airs “World AIDS Day” YouTube Concert Tonight!
The singer will be featured in “Alicia Keys Live! One Night…One Voice… One Life at a Time…” an 8 p.m. ET performance tonight at the Nokia Theater in New York. The show will be recorded and s…
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World AIDS Day 2009 - Respect & Protect
5 things you can do to Respect & ProtectFind out the facts about HIV and talk to your friends, family and colleagues about HIV - make sure they know the reality, not the myths.Know your HIV status…
- November 30th, 2009
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Serena Responds To ITF Decision
"I am thankful that we now have closure on the incident, and we can all move forward," Williams said in statement released by her Los Angeles-based publicist. "I am back in training in preparation f…
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ITF Decision Overkill: Serena Now The Gold Standard For Bad Behavior?
Let the truth be spoken up front; American sisters Venus and Serena Williams have conducted themselves over the lifespan of their tennis careers in an exemplary manner and there are others who could l…
- November 25th, 2009
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- November 16th, 2009
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Venus And Serena Williams Tennis Academy Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Media Contact: Jasmyne Cannick (323) 839-0216Venus and Serena Williams Tennis Academy coaches LeGeorge Mauldin and Terry Chambers flanked by their students at the 35th anniversary celebration of the…
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Monfils Outlasted In Battle For Paris Title
Finalist Gael Monfils joins Paris Masters tournament officials post match(Photos by ©FFT/C.Saadi)In an epic three-setter at the 2009 BNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris, France on Sunday, No. 15…
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Mashona Washington Doubles Champion At Goldwater Women\'s Classic
Mashona Washington, USAAlong with Canadian teammate Sharon Fichman, American Mashona Washington won the doubles title at the $50,000 Goldwater Classic in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday after defeating the…
- November 14th, 2009
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(NTDWT) Still Missing, Mitrice Richardson
For additional information please go to:www.BringMitriceHome.org
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ITF Chief Says Ban Unlikely For Serena Williams
By Andrew Dampf (AP) -- Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.G…
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Mashona Washington Into Doubles Final In Phoenix
Mashona Washington, USAAt the $50,000 2009 Goldwater Classic in Phoenix, Arizona, American Mashona Washington and teammate Sharon Fichman of Canada, reached the doubles final with a 6-4, 7-5 win over…
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Monfils Powers His Way Into Paris Final - WooHoo!
Gael Monfils, France(Photos by Clive Rose and Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images)Gael Monfils delighted the home crowd by overcoming the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek to reach the final of the Paris…
- November 11th, 2009
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Tsonga Opens Title Defense In Paris With A Win
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France(Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)(AP) PARIS — Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nikolay Davydenko won second-round matches at the Paris Masters on Tuesday to stay…
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James Blake Advances In Paris
James Blake, USAPhoto by REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen (FRANCE SPORT TENNIS)PARIS -- James Blake of the United States beat French veteran Fabrice Santoro 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters on S…
- November 1st, 2009
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Championship Match Of The Titan Sisters Goes To Serena
Serena Williams, 2009 Sony Ericsson Champion(Photos by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-endin…
- October 31st, 2009
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The Sisters Are Headed The Same Way - Final In Doha
Americans Venus and Serena Williams(Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)As unlikely as it seemed in the beginning, American sisters Venus and Serena Williams will appear in yet another final, this…
- October 29th, 2009
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Gael Monfils Advances In Vienna
VIENNA -- Third-seeded Gael Monfils of France beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a straight-set, first-round match Wednesday at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Vienna.Monfils, the tournament's 2008 runn…
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Safina\'s Loss Is Serena\'s Gain
Americans Serena and Venus Williams(Photo by AP)In what was one of the strangest retirements from a match that I've ever witnessed, on Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships during a second roun…
- October 27th, 2009
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Top Seed Tsonga Advances In Lyon
LYON, France (AFP) — Top seed and home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga squeezed past Kevin Kim and into the second round of the Lyon ATP event here Tuesday.The unseeded American belied his 87th world r…
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Round Robin Play Puts Serena Up One, And Venus Down One
Americans Venus and Serena Williams(Photos by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)A picture is worth a thousand words, and the above photo says it all...On Tuesday evening in Doha at the 2009 Sony Ericsson…
- October 26th, 2009
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Serena Williams Returns To Fed Cup Play For 2009 Final
2007 USA Fed Cup Team (l-r) Vania King, Lisa Raymond, Venus Williams, Serena Williams(Photo by Getty Images)WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Serena Williams is back on the U.S. Fed Cup team for the first ti…
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(PHOTOS) Venus And Serena Williams Join WTA Elite Eight In Doha
Last year's Sony Ericsson Championships winner, American Venus Williams, shares the stage with 2009's WTA elite eight.(Photos by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)American super sisters (l-r) Venus and Se…
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The Young One Shines As He Takes Title In Calabasas: "I\'m Just Happy To Get One"
American Donald Young(Photo by Getty Images)By Erik Boal, Special to the Daily NewsAlthough his opponent in the final of the $50,000 USTA Men's Pro Tennis Championship of Calabasas was 11 years his se…
- October 15th, 2009
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Funky Round For The French: Tsonga Defeated, Monfils Retires
(l-r) J0-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils of France.Even though both Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils have been having a pretty good go of it lately, Thursday morning presented all manner…
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Serena\'s Nude Mag Cover: Her Body, Her Choice
I don't understand all of the negative hoopla surrounding this cover. I think the photos of all the athletes are very artistically done and represent 'the body' beautifully.The cover of Serena shows…
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Blake And Barker Have Parted, Is It Too Late?
James Blake, USA(Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)American James Blake had a brief glimpse at winning again when he took out Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 3-6, 7-64, 6-3 on Monday in the first rou…
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Venus Shoots Cover For Upcoming Book: "Come To Win"
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (October 14, 2009)-Venus Williams, at PGA National Resort & Spa, shooting cover for upcoming book "Come to Win" by Amistad/Harper Collins on shelves summer 2010.…
- September 29th, 2009
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Venus Toppled In Tokyo
Venus Williams, USA(Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images)Tokyo (AP) -- Defending champion Dinara Safina and Venus Williams were knocked out of the second round by qualifiers at the Toray Pan Pacific Ope…
- September 27th, 2009
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Shenay Perry And Mashona Washington Conquer Coleman Championships
Americans Shenay Perry (l) and Mashona Washington (r)Americans Shenay Perry and Mashona Washington walked away with the singles and doubles titles, respectively, after Sunday's finals at the Coleman V…
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Monfils Prevails In Metz - "The Curse Is Over"
Open de Moselle singles champion Gael Monfils of France(Photos by AP)METZ, France (AP)Gael Monfils ended a four-year title drought with a 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-2 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of German…
- September 26th, 2009
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(PHOTOS) Venus And Serena Hang Out With The Dolphins And Teach Tyra Tennis
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Bob Griese and Dan Marino with Serena and Venus Williams before the Miami Dolphins play against the Indianapolis Colts September 21, 2009 at Landshark Stadium in Miam…
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Mashona Washington And Shenay Perry Into Coleman Vision Finals
Americans Shenay Perry (l) and Mashona Washington (r)Americans Mashona Washington and Shenay Perry have advanced to the championship rounds of both the singles and doubles of the USTA Pro Circuit 2009…
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Monfils Earns A Shot At Moselle Title
METZ, France, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Top seed Gael Monfils downed Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 in an all-French semi-final at the Metz ATP tournament on Saturday to set up a final with Germany's Philipp Kohls…
- September 25th, 2009
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Monfils And Gasquet To Meet In Moselle Semifinal
Gael Monfils, FranceMETZ, France (AP)—Top-seeded Gael Monfils reached the Open de Moselle semifinals when Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia injured his right ankle and retired on Friday.Next up will be fel…
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(PHOTOS) Venus Williams Joins Other WTA Ladies For Tokyo Press Conference
TOKYO, Japan - Nine of the world's Top 10 players will be in Tokyo this week for the Toray Pan Pacific Open, a $2,000,000 Premier-level tournament held on the outdoor hardcourts of the Ariake Colosseu…
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Serena Williams Withdraws From Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO (Reuters) -- World No. 2 Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Pan Pacific Open with knee and toe injuries, organizers said on Thursday.The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion has no…
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Is It Me, Or Is Tampax Campaign Starring Serena And 'Mother Nature' Kinda Tacky?
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WTA, ATP and USTA Pro Circuit Tennis Action This Week
SINGLESRound 1Angela Haynes, USA defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, RUS6-7(5), 2-6DOUBLESRound 1Angela Haynes, USA and Natalie Grandin, RSAdefeatedWen-Hsin Hsu, TPE and Junri Namigata, JPN6-3, 6-4Q…
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Monfils Into Quarterfinals At The Open de Moselle
Gael Monfils, FranceMETZ, France — Top-seeded Gael Monfils reached the Open de Moselle quarter-finals by thrashing fellow Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday.Following a first-round by…
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Seen On The Scene: All Serena All The Time
Serena arrives at orange carpet for Dolphins game at Landshark Stadium on September 21, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Serena, Mary J. Blige, and Alicia Keys attend a cocktail party benefitting FFAWN at…
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It's Fall Yall, Loves It!
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- September 18th, 2009
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Zina Garrison Settles Discrimination Suit Against USTA
NEW YORK -- Former Fed Cup captain Zina Garrison has settled her racial discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Tennis Association.Papers filed in federal court on Wednesday show that a deal was signed o…
- September 14th, 2009
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Serena Williams Amends Original Post Semifinal Statement
Hey guys!!!I want to amend my press statement of yesterday, and want to make it clear as possible - I want to sincerely apologize FIRST to the lines woman, Kim Clijsters, the USTA, and tennis fans eve…
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Jasmyne A. Cannick: Don't Be Afraid Of The Black Girl - Serena Williams
What happened Saturday during the women’s semifinal at the United States Open between Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters is just another example of how Black women are still seen as threatening and h…
