or the most mortifying threat to the sport's legitimacy since wood rackets gave way to the Wilson T-2000. Venus Williams' sudden withdrawal from her semifinal match against Serena the other night ...

That night, Nike and Reebok each made calls to the Williams family, and a few months later Venus inked a deal with Reebok for multiple millions. In 2000, Venus would become the first African ...

Earlier that week, Venus became the first Williams sister to appear on an Olympic podium, winning the singles gold over Elena Dementieva. Miriam Oremans has a point. The Williams sisters would ...

Venus Williams won three Tier II titles and triumphed at the US Open, securing her second Grand Slam singles title. The point where she truly shined was at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where she won ...