via BlackAmericaWeb: Coco Gauf grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them. Gauff, the youngest competitor to qualify at the All England Club in the professional era, showed the poise and power of […]
viapeoplemagazine Venus Williams is turning 39 today! Let’s take a look at some fun facts about her. Venus’s full name is Venus Ebony Starr Williams. Venus is the older sister of Serena Williams. Venus has played against Serena in 30 professional matches since 1998. Overall, Venus has won 12 of those matches and Serena has won […]
via CNN: Tennis star Venus Williams has reached a settlement in the wrongful death suit centered around a fatal car accident, according to court documents. The accident, in which the other driver’s Hyundai Accent crashed into Williams’ Toyota Sequoia, resulted in the death of Jerome Barson two weeks later. His wife, Linda, was driving and […]
via getupmornings: Tennis superstar Venus Williams is extending her activewear line, EleVen by Venus Williams, to include plus sizes from 0X through 3X. The tennis champ, 38, has partnered with Dia&Co, the fastest-growing retailer exclusively dedicated to serving women who wear sizes 14 and up, for the launch. When asked why? She said “representation matters. I […]
via eurweb: *Is Venus Williams following her younger sister Serena to the wedding chapel? The seven-time Grand Slam champ recently set off an Internet frenzy Tuesday when paps caught her sporting a diamond band on her ring finger as she walked through Sydney Airport with her millionaire boyfriend Nicholas Hammond, 25. In the photos, Venus, 37, smiles as she walks […]
via Joy105: The judge in Venus Williams’ wrongful death lawsuit has issued an order allowing the family of Jerome Barson, who died in a car crash involving the tennis star last summer, to subpoena Williams’ phone records. The subpoenaed records could reveal if Williams was distracted talking on the phone or texting at the time of the […]
via BCNN1: Tennis star Venus Williams will not face any criminal charges in relation to a June fatal traffic accident she was involved in near her Florida residence, the Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported on Wednesday, quoting police. The driver of a car that struck Williams’ SUV in an intersection was also not charged, after Palm Beach […]
via BlackAmericaWeb: Burglars hit tennis star Venus Williams‘ Florida home, stealing $400,000 worth of goods while she was at the U.S. Open, police said Thursday. The burglary happened between Sept. 1 and 5 at Williams’ 10,000-square-foot (1,000-square-meter) home, which is in a well-to-do gated community, Palm Beach Gardens police said in a statement. Police blacked out […]
via Joy105/TMZ: Venus Williams is finally making herself available to talk to opposing lawyers about the fatal car crash … and the wrongful death lawsuit. According to a court doc obtained by TMZ Sports … Venus will sit for a deposition on November 9 in West Palm Beach. As we first reported … attorneys for the estate of Jerome […]
via News5: While sister Serena is taking the rest of the 2017 tennis season off as she is expecting a child in the coming months, Venus Williams has carried the family torch on the court nicely in recent months. Williams is coming off a finals appearance at Wimbledon in July, and is poised to contend […]
via RollingStone Venus Williams filed new court documents countering a wrongful death lawsuit by the Barson family. Williams claimed that Jerome Barson, the man who was killed after their automobile collision last month, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. She also claimed that Barson’s vehicle was not maintained up to […]
Shortly after Venus Williams filed an emergency order in the fatal crash case leveled against her, a video shows that Williams lawfully entered the intersection. According to USA Today, police said that new video surveillance footage showed Williams entering the intersection on June 9 legally before the collision in Palm Beach Gardens, Flordia. Linda Barson’s car collided with Williams’ SUV in an […]
