Venus Williams

Serena Williams' back forced her withdrawal, Venus Williams reached the third round of the Western & Southern Open by upsetting of defending champion Kiki Bertens.

TOKYO (AP) — Venus Williams beat Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals for the first time on Thursday. Williams, whose previous best in Tokyo was the quarterfinals in 2004, broke the 19-year-old Bouchard with a forehand down the line to go up 5-2 in the third set. She held on to win the match that lasted three hours at Ariake Colosseum.

Tennis’s top venue said an early goodbye to one of its most familiar faces on Monday when Venus Williams lost in consecutive sets in the first round at Wimbledon. Williams has five Wimbledon titles under her belt, but that wasn’t enough to intimidate her opponent Elena Vesnina who cruised 6-1, 6-3 against one of the sport’s best. How does Vesnina’s upset stack up against other impressive wins in t

Given the skimpiness of her outfits, and the raw power she exerts when she strikes a tennis ball, Venus Williams sometimes suffers wardrobe malfunctions. It’s a matter of physics, really.