Venus set to start defence of Wimbledon title

Venus Williams will begin the defence of her Wimbledon title today, looking to carry on where sister Serena left off on the opening day.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2009 - 09:51

Venus Williams will begin the defence of her Wimbledon title today, looking to carry on where sister Serena left off on the opening day.

Venus takes on Switzerland’s Stefanie Voegele on Centre Court as she seeks a third straight triumph at the All England Club and sixth singles crown in total.

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CourtsTennisWimbledon 2009Place: SwitzerlandPlace: Centre CourtPlace: MelbournePlace: ParisPlace: AustraliaPlace: FrancePlace: JapanPlace: Czech RepublicPlace: DenmarkPerson: VenusPerson: Venus WilliamsPerson: SerenaPerson: Stefanie VoegelePerson: WilliamsPerson: Dinara SafinaPerson: DinaraPerson: SafinaPerson: Svetlana KuznetsovaPerson: Marat SafinPerson: Lourdes Dominguez LinoPerson: KuznetsovaPerson: Akiko MorigamiPerson: Ana IvanovicPerson: Lucie HradeckaPerson: Jelena JankovicPerson: Julia GoergesPerson: Caroline WozniackiPerson: Kimiko DateEvent: WimbledonEvent: US OpenEvent: Australian OpenEvent: French OpenOrganisation: Portugal
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