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    Venus Williams , Roddick join WTT ownership group

    Venus Williams and Andy Roddick are joining the business side of World Team Tennis.WTT announced Monday that Williams and Roddick will become part owners of Billie Jean King's summer league for male and female players. She has run the WTT since the 1970s.The former top-ranked players will help identify new markets and reach out to potential owners, sponsors, fans and players. King says it's "important to have the younger generation involved in our strategic planning."Roddick hopes to start a team in his current home of Austin, Texas.They'll both keep playing for their WTT teams. Williams leads the two-time defending champion Washington Kastles, and Roddick will compete with the Lasers of Springfield, Mo.The summer league runs from July 7 to 28 and features professional players in eight cities. The league aims to expand to 16 teams by 2018....

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    1. Puchkova upsets Venus Williams in Brazil

      Top-seeded Venus Williams was upset by Olga Puchkova 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 at the Brazil Tennis Cup on Friday.The 109th-ranked Russian will play in the final of the hard cou...

    2. Vegan Venus Williams talks about food and tennis

      Venus Williams has made the dietary leap from steak lover to vegan but admits that in times of weakness she is a "cheagan."That's Venus-talk for a cheating vegan.On ...

    3. Williams sisters send Americans back to Fed Cup World Group

      The United States earned a spot in the 2014 Fed Cup World Group competition behind the efforts of Serena and Venus Williams on Sunday.The sisters each won their sing...

    4. Williams sisters to play in Fed Cup playoff

      Sister stars Serena Williams and Venus Williams will play some Fed Cup tennis for the United States next week when the Americans host Sweden in a World Group playoff...

    5. Venus Williams feels healthier and excited about chances for World Team Tennis title

      Venus Williams hopes to end a healthy and successful summer with another first — a World Team Tennis championship.Williams will play for the defending champion Washi...

    6. Serena and Venus Williams advance to Cincinnati quarterfinals, Andy Murray upset in 2 sets

      Serena and Venus Williams moved into the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open by handling the afternoon heat, humidity and wind. The conditions were too much...

    7. Venus Williams advances to Luxembourg semifinal

      Venus Williams beat top-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open.Playing in her first tournament since the...

    8. Venus Williams reaches 3rd round at Olympics

      Venus Williams keeps moving forward in the Olympics.Charging the net with renewed zeal, Williams reached the third round Tuesday by beating Aleksandra Wozniak of Can...

    9. Venus Williams closes out Grand Slam season with 2nd-round loss at Flushing Meadows

      Venus Williams closed out her Grand Slam season Thursday night with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 second-round loss to sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Open.Williams, the...

    10. Venus Williams hurts back, loses to Li in semifinals at Cincinnati

      Venus Williams' reinvigorating week ended with a bad back and gritty comeback that wasn't quite enough.Williams played through back pain that forced her to get treat...

    11. Venus Williams follows sister Serena out of French Open in 1st week, losing in 2nd round

      Venus Williams followed little sister Serena out of the French Open.The elder Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, lost to third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of...

    12. Venus Williams loses in 1st round at Wimbledon for 1st time since '97 debut; Isner out, too

      Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse...

    1. Venus Williams , Roddick join WTT ownership group

      Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis.Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie Jean King at a c...

    2. At the Net: The 'Big Three' assembles in Paris

      Russian superstar Maria Sharapova will attempt to defend her title against the likes of the great Serena Williams and fellow former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka whe...

    3. Robson beats Venus, faces Serena next in Rome

      Venus Williams lost in the first round of the Italian Open to Laura Robson. Now sister Serena will get a chance to even the score.Robson, a quickly improving 19-year...

    4. Venus one-and-done in Rome

      Former champion Venus Williams was a lopsided first-round loser at the Italian Open tennis event.Promising British left-hander Laura Robson whipped the former world ...

    5. Robson beats Venus, faces Serena next in Rome

      Laura Robson overcame strong winds to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Monday and set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena Williams.Both...

    6. Serena among first-round winners in Madrid

      Defending champion Serena Williams and fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska were among Sunday's first-round winners at the Madrid Open.Williams recovered from a slow st...

    7. Venus Williams wins at Family Circle

      Venus Williams outlasted fellow American Ververa Lapchenko in three sets Friday to start a long day of tennis for the Williams' family at the rain-delayed Family Cir...

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