Venus Williams has won her opening match in the Italian Open, beating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Venus and Serena Williams are interested in playing the Fed Cup final against Italy in November despite skipping the United States’ victory over the Czech Republic last weekend.

Venus Williams has lost at the Family Circle Cup, falling to 63rd-ranked Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the third round. Williams, ranked No. 6, says she made errors at the wrong time in Thursday’s match. Williams was playing Lisicki for the first time an

Venus Williams won her 40th singles title Saturday, defeating Virginie Razzano of France 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championship.

Venus Williams beat younger sister Serena 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (3) Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championship. The sixth-seeded Venus dominated the first set at the Aviation Club as Serena struggled with her serves.

Serena Williams will face big sister Venus in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championship after both advanced with straight-set wins Thursday. The top-seeded Serena beat eighth-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, and Venus def

Serena and Venus Williams remained on track to meet in the semifinals but Jelena Jankovic was beaten in the third round of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday.

Top-seeded Serena Williams and her sister Venus moved closer to a semifinal matchup at the Dubai Tennis Championships with third-round victories Wednesday.

Serena and Venus Williams teamed to win their eighth Grand Slam doubles title Friday in the Australian Open, a day before Serena’s bid for a 10th major singles crown.

Serena and Venus Williams won their eighth Grand Slam women’s doubles title Friday, beating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Japan’s Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-3 in the final at Australian Open.