From Live Tennis Guide:
Venus Williams has wrecked with tradition and entered a warm-up tournament before Wimbledon. The first African American woman has agreed to play at the June 11-18 Eastbourne International for the first era since 1998.
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reached the Madrid Open final and ended Julia Goerges ten-match winning streak by beating the German 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals.
Williams has ranked World No. 15 in singles and also World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011 year. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the women's tennis association on three separate events.
Williams started new 2011 by participating at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic; she has lost both her single's matches against Li Na and Vera Zvonareva. But, she handled to help Team America to win the silver group.
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