81. From Althea Gibson To Venus Williams, By Andrea Lewis championship at the world's most respected tennis tournament. In fact, there arecurrently two black female champions at Wimbledon venus williams and Serena http://www.progressive.org/mpbvlw00.htm

July 13, 2000 From Althea Gibson to Venus Williams by Andrea Lewis I was born in 1957, the year that Althea Gibson became the first black woman to win Wimbledon. Back then, Gibson's name and accomplishments were as recognized in the black community as Michael Jordan's are now. It's taken more than four decades for another African-American woman to win the championship at the world's most respected tennis tournament. In fact, there are currently two black female champions at Wimbledon: Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Venus won the single's title and teamed up with sister Serena to win the doubles crown the first time sisters have ever accomplished the feat. Yet with all of the joy surrounding the Williams' triumph, it's sad to note that Althea Gibson has been reduced to little more than a footnote in sports history. "The first thing I thought when Venus won was, ‘Althea would have loved to be here today.’ It would have been great," tennis legend Billie Jean King told the Associated Press. One would almost assume from those words that Gibson died long ago. In fact, Gibson is 72 years old and lives in obscurity somewhere in East Orange, N.J. The Associated Press reports that "efforts to reach (Gibson) for comment were unsuccessful."

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85. ITF Olympic Tennis 2000 - Venus Williams American venus williams (seeded 2) has become the first player here at Sydney 2000to be assured of an Olympic medal after defeating compatriot Monica Seles (3 http://www.tennisgold.com/html/news/Sep00/dayseven/williams-sf.html

Williams Guarantees Herself a Medal American Venus Williams (seeded 2) has become the first player here at Sydney 2000 to be assured of an Olympic medal after defeating compatriot Monica Seles (3) in three sets (6/1 4/6 6/3). The first set was just another day in the office for Williams who easily dominated her opponent. However, the second set was a more even contest with the duo being spurred on by fellow countrymen whom had adopted the unique Australian chant and substituted the host nation for their own - "USA, Oi, Oi, Oi!" A break in the fifth game signalled Williams was on her way, but the 31-consecutive match winner's serve proved her friend as well as her foe. The seventh game of the middle set epitomised this roller coaster when a Williams double fault brought the game to deuce. Seles claimed the next point to give her a break opportunity but Williams responded with two consecutive aces to reclaim control. Two more doubles faults and a Seles winner, and the set was level at four games all. Seles, the former world number one and nine-time Grand Slam champion, dominated her own service game and was in front for the first time in the match. She forced a set point opportunity and a Williams double fault split the match at one set apiece.

86. ITF Olympic Tennis 2000 - Venus Williams American venus williams will be guaranteed of two medals at this Olympic Games aftershe teamed with sister Serena to book a spot in the women's doubles final http://www.tennisgold.com/html/news/Sep00/dayeight/williams-sf.html

Williams out for Golden Sweep American Venus Williams will be guaranteed of two medals at this Olympic Games after she teamed with sister Serena to book a spot in the women's doubles final to defeat Belgian pair Els Callens and Dominique Van Roost (6/4 6/1). After the fifth seeded Belgians claimed an early break, a potential contest was on the cards. "They (Belgians) were up there," Serena said. "They were playing a good game. It kept us on our toes." But it was not long before the American duo regrouped to not only break back, but also claim control of the set and the match. But in order to claim gold on Thursday, Serena conceded she will have to improve her game. "I haven't been playing very well personally," she said. "I could serve a little better, volley, return a little better. The whole nine yards." The Williams sisters will meet Dutch pair Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans in the final. The Americans defeated this pair in their only match up earlier this month at the US Open. Should Venus manage a golden sweep of women's singles and doubles Olympic medals, she will be emulating a rare feat. The last woman to achieve this was German (FRG) Helga Niesson in 1968 (Guadalajara, Mexico).

87. Venus Williams Adds Gold Medal To Trophy Case . . . Finally I'm here at 32. It's unbelievable. Summer Olympics, Photo/APVenus williams celebrates her gold medal victory in tennis. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/oly00/sep00/tennis92600.asp

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88. Venus' Wimbledon Win Sends Another Charge Through Tennis - CBS SportsLine With a breakthrough victory at Wimbledon, venus williams brings a new attentionto tennis one that should last all the way through the US Open. http://old.sportsline.com/u/ce/multi/0,1329,2557028_7,00.html

You are here: Home Wimbledon SportsLine Rewards ... Results SEARCH SPORTSLINE WIMBLEDON Tennis Pro Shop Wimbledon Home Men's Bracket Women's Bracket ... 1999 Winners MULTIMEDIA Photo Gallery Tennis Audio DESTINATIONS 2000 Olympics ARCHIVES 2000 Wimbledon 2000 French Open 2000 Australian Open 1999 U.S. Open ... Photos Venus' Wimbledon win sends another charge through tennis July 8, 2000 By Mike Lurie SportsLine.com Staff Writer Tennis is back. Perhaps it won't last, this groundswell building again for the sport. But thanks to Venus Williams, the buzz is back. It will endure for all of the summer of 2000 which should be momentum enough for people to care about the sport for a while. No other player at Wimbledon had the capacity to make this resurgence possible. Not Serena Williams, Venus' sister, who would have won her second Grand Slam title had she been in Venus' position on stadium court Saturday. Venus Williams is all smiles after fulfilling her lifelong dream. (AP) Not Pete Sampras, either. With a win over Patrick Rafter in the men's final Sunday, Sampras would break Roy Emerson's all-time record for men's Grand Slam singles titles. But most observers would consider that accomplishment just an inevitable stop on Sampras' already-established path of greatness. No, what Venus Williams did by beating defending champion Lindsay Davenport in straight sets was create possibilities.

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Archivio: TENNIS Pubblicato il 2 Ottobre 1999 Serena vs Venus E' tutta Williams la finale del 'grande slam' 1° ottobre '99 L otta in famiglia al "grande slam". Saranno le due sorelle Williams, Venus e Serena, a disputare la finale del piu' ricco torneo del mondo. Venus ha avuto ragione in tre set di Martina Hingis per 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 9-7, dopo essere stata a un passo della sconfitta. Serena non ha avuto problemi contro la Davenport: 6-3, 6-4. In casa Williams finiranno cosi' 1,3 milioni di dollari (circa 2,3 miliardi di lire): 800.000 andranno alla vincitrice. Serena incassera' anche un bonus di 100.000 dollari per il successo di tre settimane fa negli Open Usa a spese della Hingis, dopo aver eliminato la Davenport. Venus perse contro la Hingis in semifinale e vide sfumare l'occasione di battersi con la sorella per il titolo: oggi ha impiegato 2 ore e 31 minuti per aver ragione della n. 1 del tennis mondiale; Serena ha liquidato la pratica Davenport in 73 minuti. Per la prima volta nella storia del torneo, alle semifinali del torneo femminile sono arrivate tutte le prime quattro della classifica mondiale: Hingis (1), Davenport (2), Venus Williams (3) e Serena Williams (4). Quella di domenica sara' la quarta sfida fra le due Williams: nelle tre precedenti occasioni l'ha spuntata sempre la sorella maggiore. Venus ha battuto serena nella ultima finale di Key Biscayne e nei turni preliminari degli Open d'Australia e degli internazionali d'Italia, l'anno scorso.

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93. Serena Williams, WTAstarz.com Network - Pure Tennis Passion Serena Slam Serena williams wrote herself a place in tennis history after sweepingher older sister venus aside to win the Australian Open in dramatic fashion. http://serena.wtastarz.com/html/serena/Home

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95. Ebony: Venus Goes For No. 1: Superstar And Her Supersister Dazzle Tennis World.( 1 superstar and her supersister dazzle tennis world.(the tennis champion VenusWilliams competes for top) Author/s Kevin Chappell Issue August, 1998. http://www.findarticles.com/m1077/n10_v53/20971219/p1/article.jhtml

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96. Venus Williams And Henin Into The Next Round. || Teamwta.com - Unofficial Womens Your Favourites. Football, Cricket. Rugby Union, Rugby League. F1, Other. teamwta.com.venus williams and Henin http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s133/st18724.htm

SportNetwork: Real Clubs, Real Fans, Real Sport - Womens Tennis: Kournikova in ITF event Motorcycle Racing Online: Four wins for Hodgson Western Bulldogs: HAWKINS AWARD RD 3 Western Bulldogs: POSSIE AWARD RD 3 ... Western Bulldogs: RD 2 LOSS - teamwta.com an Unofficial Womens Tennis Message Board. For true fans. 16th Apr 2003 Your Opposition Baseball Carlton Blues Marta Marrero Motorcycle Racing Online Western Bulldogs Womens Tennis Your Favourites Edit Favourites Search the Web Football Cricket Rugby Union Rugby League Other Recommended sites Plan a golf holiday in Jersey Bet on golf and double your winnings Golf at Spanish Golf Adventures Golf auctions on eBay ... Golf at onlineGOLF.co.uk Venus Williams and Henin into the next round. Henin into the semis By Etienne Stekelenburg Venus Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchova, Justine Henin beats Virginia Ruano Pascual both in straight sets. Venus Williams will meet Justine Henin-Hardenne in the semi final round. Henin was not sure if she could play against Ruano Pascual, her match against Davenport left some physical problems. Justine Henin had some trouble getting into the match against Virginia Ruano Pascual. The doubles champion from Spain took the first two games of the match but just missed the key points to win the first set. Although the #5 ranked Justine Henin-Hardenne from Belgium won the first set 6-2 it was always a close match.

97. The US Open - Grand Slam Tennis - Official Site By IBM - News Q. Being a bit tired, are you enjoying your tennis as much as you were? VENUSWILLIAMS Not at this tournament, not as much as the rest. Not as much. http://www.usopen.org/news/interviews/4194b5e0fbd7d35800256c2e00167475.html

sponWrite('news'); Venus Williams Video Interview RealOne Player (56k modem or higher) Download RealPlayer Transcribed Interview Venus Williams S. WILLIAMS /V. Williams THE MODERATOR: First question for Venus , please. Q. You never seemed to completely find your rhythm out there, especially after the first set. Second set, you seemed kind of to lose track of what was happening. Talk about the match a little. VENUS WILLIAMS: You know, I did the best I could today. You know, I did make a lot of errors, it makes it tough to win the match. I think Serena was the best player in the whole tournament this year. I have to give it to her for that. My game went down after the fourth round. I just couldn't do a thing to bring it back up. Before, in the first, second, and third rounds, I was playing great. But after that, I just couldn't do anything to bring it back. Q. How much did it hurt you that you didn't serve as well as you did in the last couple matches, especially with your first serve? VENUS WILLIAMS: I think I served pretty well as far as, you know, first serves. I mean, I think she just returned really well. Q. Was there a tactical decision to take a little bit off the first serve?

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