Brandon Williams' Manchester United career may have gone off-track but his performances in pre-season have impressed team-mates.
03.07.2023 - 19:09 / deadline.com
Venus Williams, making her 24th appearance at Wimbledon, lost her first-round match Monday after rebounding from a twisted knee in the early going.
Elina Svitolina beat Williams in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. In the third game of the first set, Williams collapsed in pain after her right knee bent at an awkward angle. After a few minutes, play resumed, but the match was never very close.
Williams, 43, has stayed in the pro singles game longer than her sister, Serena, who announced her plan to “evolve away” from tennis last September following the U.S. Open. Venus Williams has won five Wimbledon singles titles, more than only three other players in history, but has not gotten past the third round at any major tournament since 2018. In 2021, she made her record 90th appearance at a Grand Slam. She has also won 90 singles matches at Wimbledon, also a record.
The end of Monday’s match was anti-climactic, with replay review confirming that Svitolina’s return of serve had caught the line for a winner. Williams couldn’t suppress a smile at the irony of not being able to play out the final point of the match, but instead have it decided by a computer.
With her sister no longer competing, Williams had been asked with increasing frequency by reporters if she was contemplating an exit from tennis. She slyly countered that she might play into her 50s. “It’s never been done before so if there was one to try it, it would be me,” she said, adding with tongue in cheek, “There are really great insurance benefits on tour. I need those so I figure I may as well keep going!”
Here are short clips of the injury and match point:
Venus Williams went down on the court after slipping near the net.She returned to play after taking an injury
Brandon Williams' Manchester United career may have gone off-track but his performances in pre-season have impressed team-mates.
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sausage fingers — he’s a “sandwich” now.Russell Myers, the Daily Mirror’s royal editor, recently revealed that he believes that King Charles’ reign is just acting as a stall for time — a “sandwich” between the late Queen Elizabeth II’s monarchy and the future king William’s. The topic was brought up on last week’s episode of the “Pod Save The King” podcast, as Myers and the show’s host, Ann Gripper, were discussing Joe Biden’s recent visit to England, where he met with Charles, 74, at Windsor Castle.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International A new documentary about Richard Williams, the father of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams, has sold into major markets. “On the Line: The Richard Williams Story,” which had its U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, has been sold into Sky (U.K. and Italy), Canal+ (France), MNET (South Africa), Paramount+ (Australia) and TVNZ (New Zealand). The film paints a complex portrait of the life, career and impact of Williams — the family patriarch and tennis coach to Venus and Serena Williams, who was also portrayed by Will Smith in the 2022 movie “King Richard.”
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Sophia Scorziello editor Paramore’s Hayley Williams took a break from the band’s usual set list to channel her inner Sasha Fierce, covering Beyoncé’s “I Miss You” in the Texas-bred singer’s hometown of Houston on July 11. Most of the song was performed by Williams in a capella while the rest of the band took a back seat. In fan-captured videos, Williams’ silhouette stands out as she’s surrounded by dim red lighting. She can be heard belting out the bridge: “It is so simple a feeling, but it’s everything / No matter who you love, it is so simple a feeling, but it’s everything.” The song is somewhat of a deep cut from Beyoncé’s fourth studio album, 2011’s “4,” which featured mega-hits like “Who Run the World (Girls),” “Count Down,” “Love on Top” and “Dance for You.” “I Miss You” was penned by Frank Ocean and marked his and Beyoncé’s first collaboration together as artists. They again joined forces on the song “Superpower” from her self-titled album and Ocean’s “Pink & White,” from his album “Blond.” Like Williams, Ocean has performed his own rendition of the song during his rare live performances.
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Venus Williams is keeping her head up after her first-round loss at Wimbledon.The five-time Wimbledon singles champion took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a heartfelt message to her fans after her defeat to Elina Svitolina on Centre Court on Monday. The 43-year-old has had a series of injury setbacks that have plagued her in recent years — including a diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes joint pain and fatigue -- her Instagram post expressed a refreshed optimism toward the future of her competitive career in professional tennis.«I'm not sure how I managed to smile in this moment but I don't remember my face looking like this...pleasant...I felt just the opposite,» Venus admitted in her caption. «I felt like everything slipped away from me so quickly and I was disappointed that I wasn't stronger to pull out the match despite the circumstances.»She continued, «I'm happy I can look back at this moment and see I smiled.
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Prince William and Prince George had a fun day out on Saturday. The Prince of Wales and his 9-year-old son took in a cricket game at the Lord's Cricket ground in London.William, 41, and George were seen sitting in a box as they watched the game. For the outing, William wore a light blue button up shirt, under gray sport coat.
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