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In 2002, after the French Open, Venus and Serena Williams were ranked world No. 1 and No. 2 on singles, respectively, marking the first time in history that sisters occupied the top two positions.
Serena won her first professional singles match against Venus later that year in the final of the Grand Slam Cup. Serena was coming off her first Grand Slam championship at the US Open and defeated her elder sister, and defending champion, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3. Venus was the only top player up to this point that Serena had not yet defeated. [8] .
Oct 8, 2021 · Venus and Serena soon crept into the national spotlight as tennis prodigies, though this was mainly due to the eye-popping efforts of older sister Venus; already crushing the ball at...
Apr 26, 2024 · Venus Williams and Serena Williams might be one of the most famous sibling duos in sports, but they also grew up with three older sisters. The Williams girls were raised in California with...
Venus and Serena were the first female African American women to win a Grand Slam major in the Open Era and the first Black women to reach No.1 since Althea Gibson dominated amateur tennis in the 1950s after breaking the color barrier in the sport.
Aug 13, 2020 · Tennis. Few sports rivalries stretch into two decades in length. Even fewer involve two siblings who call one another “best friend.” But both of those things (and much more) ring true for tennis megastars Venus and Serena Williams, the pair of sisters who have captured 30 Grand Slam singles titles between them, as well as nine Olympic medals.
Sep 1, 2022 · Venus Williams, at 42 the trailblazer and older of the two, has willingly settled into the backdrop, as has become customary since Serena grabbed the mantle of most famous and accomplished...
