Serena Cruises Past Venus, Reaches Finals at Family Circle Cup

Matthew Stockman/Getty Images(CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- Serena Williams made easy of her sister Venus, 6-1, 6-2 at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday to advance to the final..

Williams will take on Jelena Jankovic on Sunday for a shot at her second straight title in this tournament.

"We've definitely been through a lot since our last match. But yeah, we all come together at the end and we just try to love each other like we always do," Serena said of the rout of her sister on Saturday.

Serena won the first set in 22 minutes.  Venus had withdrawn from the previous two tournaments because of back issues.

"You know, I've been off balance for a long time and I'm trying to regain my balance," Venus said after the rout.

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Angelique Kerber Eliminates Venus Williams at U.S. Open

Matthew Stockman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 Thursday night in their second-round match.  The crowd was clearly behind Williams throughout but Kerber would not be intimidated in a match that lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes.

"Venus is such a great player and she won so many Grand Slams, so I'm very happy to beat here here," said Kerber after the match.  "Everybody was against me but it doesn't matter."

"I just tried to focus on me, try to play my game plan, fighting every point until the last," said Kerber.  "I'm very happy to be in the third round here."

Williams had won at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001 but would not make any excuses afterwards.

"I made 60 errors, it's very difficult to win a match like that and I fought as hard as I could," said Williams.  "Unfortunately I was fighting her and me."

As for the crowd rallying behind Williams.

"I know this is not proper tennis etiquette, but this is the first time I've ever played here that the crowd has been behind me like that. Today I felt American, you know, for the first time at the U.S. Open," Williams said. "So I've waited my whole career to have this moment and here it is."

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Venus Williams Wins Opening-Round U.S. Open Match

MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/GettyImages(NEW YORK) -- Venus Williams won her opening-round match at the U.S. Open Tuesday, defeating fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion found herself in an early deficit at 0-2, but quickly rebounded, winning 12 of the last 14 games.

The 32-year-old Williams will now face sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber in the second round. Last year, she pulled out of the U.S. Open prior to her second-round match due to an autoimmune disease.

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Serena Williams Wants to Compete at 2016 Olympic Games

LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/GettyImages(LONDON) -- Even with a career Golden Slam, Serena Williams is hungry for more.  After defeating Maria Sharapova for the gold medal on Saturday, Williams plans on defending that title in 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro games.

"I plan on being there unless an act of God doesn't allow me to," the fourth-ranked Williams said Monday on ABC's Good Morning America.

Williams and her sister Venus picked up double's gold on Sunday to complete the London Games sweep and still feels she can compete at the highest level, even at the age of 30. Twenty-seven-year-old Michael Phelps, the 18-time gold medalist, has said that these London Games would be the last of his competition career.

"When I feel I can't be the greatest I shouldn't play anymore, but I feel I belong. I'm not tired. I'm enjoying myself," said Williams.

Williams joined Steffi Graff as the only other Women's player to complete a golden slam and will compete in the U.S. Open later this month.

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2012 Olympics: Day 9 Recap

Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) – Badminton, Men’s Singles: Lin Dan of China defeated Lee Chong Wei for Gold, Wei settled for Silver; Bronze: Long Chen of China;

Badminton, Men’s Doubles Gold: Yun Cai and Haifeng Fu of China; Silver: Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark; Bronze: Jae Sung Chung and Yong Dae Lee of China;

Basketball, Women’s Group A: United States defeats China, 114-66;

Tennis, Women’s Doubles Gold: Serena Williams and Venus Williams of The United States; Silver: Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of The Czech Republic; Bronze:

Tennis, Men’s Singles Gold: Andy Murray of Great Britain; Silver: Roger Federer of Switzerland; Bronze: Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina;

Tennis, Mixed Doubles Gold: Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi of Belarus; Silver: Laura Robson and Andy Murray of Great Britain; Bronze: Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan of The United States;

Gymnastics, Men’s Floor Exercise, Gold: Kai Zou of China; Silver: Kohei Uchimura of Japan; Bronze: Denis Ablyazin of Russia;

Gymnastics, Men’s Pommel Horse, Gold: Krisztian Berki  of Hungary; Silver: Smith Louis of Great Britain; Bronze: Max Whitlock of Great Britain

Gymnastics, Women’s Vault, Gold: Sandra Izbasa of Romania; Silver: McKayla Maroney of The United States; Bronze: Maria Paseka of Russia;

Shooting, Men’s 50m Pistol, Gold: Jongoh Jin of Korea; Silver: Young Rae Choi; Bronze: Zhiwei Wang of China;

Track and Field Women’s Marathon, Gold: Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia; Silver: Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya; Bronze: Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova of Russia;

Sailing, Men’s Finn Gold: Ben Ainslie of Great Britain; Silver: Jonas Hogh-Christensen; Bronze: Jonathan Lobert of France;

Sailing, Men’s Star Gold: Fredrick Loof and Max Salminen of Sweden; Silver: Lain Percy and Andrew Simpson; Bronze: Robert Scheidt and Buno Prada of Brazil;

Boxing, Women’s Light, Round of 16: Natasha Jones of Great Britain defeats Queen Underwood of The United States, 21-13.

Beach Volleyball, Women’s Quarterfinals: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings of The United States defeats Greca Cicolari and Marta Menegatti of Italy, 2-0;

Weightlifting, Women’s +75kg/+165lbs Gold: Zhou Lulu of China; Tatiana Kashirina of Russia; Bronze: Hripsime Khurshudyan of Armenia;

Wrestling, Men’s Greco-Roman 55kg/121lbs Gold: Hamid Mohammad Soryan Reihanpour of Iran; Silver: Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan; Bronze: Peter Modos of Hungary and Mingiyan Semenov of Russia (tie);

Wrestling, Men’s Greco-Roman 74kg/163lbs Gold: Roman Vlasov of Russia; Silver: Arsen Julfalakyan of Armenia; Bronze: Aleksandr Kazakevic of Lithuania and Emin Ahmadov of Azerbaijan (tie);

Cycling, Men’s Omnium 1K Time Trial Gold: Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark; Silver: Bryan Coquard of France; Bronze: Edward Clancy of Great Britain;

Swimming, Women’s 3m Springboard Gold: Wu Minxia of China; Silver Zi He of China; Bronze: Laura Sanchez Soto of Mexico;

Fencing, Men’s Team Foil Gold: Italy; Silver: Japan; Bronze: Germany;

Track and Field, Women’s Triple Jump Gold: Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan; Silver: Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia; Bronze: Olha Saladuha of Ukraine;

Track and Field, Men’s Hammer Throw Gold: Krisztian Pars of Hungary; Silver: Primoz Kozmus of Slovenia; Bronze: Koji Murofushi of Japan;

Track and Field, Women’s 400m Gold: Sanya Richards Ross of The United States; Silver: Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain; Bronze: Dee Dee Trotter of The United States;

Track and Field, Men’s Steeplechase Gold: Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya; Silver: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad of France; Bronze: Abel Kiprop Mutai

Track and Field, Men’s 100m Gold: Usain Bolt of Jamaica (9.63, Olympic Record); Silver: Yohan Blake of Jamaica; Bronze: Justin Gatlin of The United States;

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Serena And Venus Williams Win Women's Doubles Title In London

Clive Brunskill/Getty Images(WIMBLEDON, England) -- Serena and Venus Williams won the women’s doubles title at the London Games Sunday, defeating Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.

It’s the third time the Williams sisters have won the Olympic gold medal (2000 and 2008) in doubles, and the seventh time that an American duo has won the title.

On Saturday, Serena became just the second woman in history to win the Golden Slam, when she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets to take home the gold in women’s singles.

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Serena Williams wins Wimbledon Title

MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/GettyImages(WIMBLEDON, England) -- Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to win her fifth Wimbledon title on Saturday at the All England Club.

The No.6 Williams let the second set slip away but came back firing and tied her sister, Venus with five titles across the pond.

"When I hit that backhand I was like oh my God, it had been so long and I've been fighting for so long," Williams told ESPN.  "It was time, it felt amazing."

This was Williams 14th major championship and by the way she played on Saturday, it looks like there will be a lot more to come.  Venus gave Serena advice as the roof closed on Centre Court during the rain delay after the first set.

"She was like you're playing good and she was telling me how to stay calm even though I didn't listen to her," Williams said.  "But I definitely took that to heart in the third set."

Williams finished with 17 aces and a record 102 for the tournament.

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Venus Williams Knocked Out of Wimbledon in First Round

MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/GettyImages(WIMBLEDON, England) -- Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams fell to Elena Vesnina on Monday in her opening match 6-1, 6-3.

The last time Williams lost in the first round was in 1997.

"Give credit to her (Vesnina), she played well, made hardly any errors and served well," said Williams who was making her 16th straight appearance at Wimbledon.  "Obviously I would've liked to have won the match, but it didn't happen today."

This was Williams' second Grand Slam appearance since pulling out of her second-round match of the U.S. Open last year, revealing that she'd been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.  Williams lost in the second round at the French Open two weeks ago.

"I come into tournaments with a positive attitude," Williams said. "I don't really feel like talking about my health now. It is what it is. I'm just a couple of months into getting back on tour. Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge."

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Venus Williams Out At The French Open

Julian Finney/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Venus Williams is out at the French Open, losing Wednesday in the second round to the No. 3-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, 6-2, 6-3. It took Radwanska just 60 minutes to defeat the seven-time Grand Slam champion.

The 31-year-old Williams was diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome last August, causing her to miss the U.S. Open and the Australian Open.

“This tournament, for me, was all about getting to the Olympics, as I have said a couple million times,” Williams said. “If that happens for me, and I think the chances are good, then I come out a victor. So that’s why I was here.”

Williams' loss came one day after her sister Serena was eliminated in the first round.

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