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Factbox on American Serena Williams, who won her third Wimbledon title with a 7-6 6-2 win over her sister Venus on Saturday: * Born in Saginaw, Michigan on September 26, 1981.

Women's tennis is faced with a time trial and Venus Williams believes the game should be looking to promote player longevity.

Tom Tebbutt Last updated on Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2009 11:08PM EDT H it 'em where they ain't" is a tennis maxim that applies from top professionals right down to the lowest-rung, public-parks hacker.

NICK BOLLETTIERI is weighing up Andy Murray's chances at Wimbledon, going through a check list in his head, ticking boxes.

Samantha Stosur has split from coach Rene Moller on the eve of Wimbledon and less than a fortnight after reaching the French Open semi-finals. Stosur has teamed up once more with Fed Cup coach David Taylor, who spent about 18 months helping the Queenslander make her comeback after six months out recovering from serious illness in late 2007.

Kim Clijsters will return to court for an exhibition event on Sunday then head to the United States for a vacation break before launching her official return to touranament tennis in Cincinnati in August.

Ana Ivanovic has fallen from the top 10 and cut ties with coach Craig Kardon. The 2008 Roland Garros champion, now ranked No.

Top-ranked Dinara Safina advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open by defeating local favorite Aravane Rezai in straight sets.

Mary Pierce once described her relationship with French fans as fickle, but no more.

The United States will travel to Italy for the Fed Cup final in November and the Americans can look forward to a French connection in the 2010 Fed Cup.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia lost to Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round of tennisa s French Open in Paris.

World number one Dinara Safina continued to bulldoze her way through the French Open draw when she flattened France's Aravane Rezai 6-1 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday.

Reporting from Paris -- The familiar sentence, "No Frenchman has won the French Open since Yannick Noah in 1983," may lack the dreariness of the ancient refrain, "No British man has won Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936," but many of the locals here clearly want to delete that first sentence.

JELENA Dokic has revealed her father, Damir, physically abused her during their tumultuous relationship.

City commissioners appointed several people to local boards and commissions. Commissioners on Monday appointed Collin Jurkovich II to the Housing Commission.

Kim Clijsters gave birth to her daughter 13 months ago. The former World No. 1 announced plans a career rebirth in August.

Kim Clijsters has had her mommy experience, and now she's back. The former No. 1, who retired in 2007 to marry and have her first child, announced Thursday that she will resume her pro career once again during the U.S. summer hardcourt season.

Former top-ranked Kim Clijsters will hold a news conference Thursday amid reports she is planning a return to the WTA Tour.

Set for a return . . . Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Photo: Getty Images Former world No.1 Kim Clijsters will announce on Thursday her plans for the 2009 WTA season amidst rumours the Belgian 25-year-old is set to return to full competition.

As rumors continue to swirl that Kim Clijsters is in serious training contemplating a comeback, her former coach, Carl Maes, told Reuters writer Simon Cambers he believes a Clijsters combeack is indeed a ...