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Wednesday 7 March 2018
As Serena Williams returns,

Venus says her game hasn't left

Several members of the USA women's hockey team clown
around with their gold medals as they watch the Tie Break Tens
tennis tournament at Madison Square Garden, Monday, March
5, 2018 in New York.
Associated Press
U.S. women's goalie

wants Justin Bieber

to take shot

NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic icans. Jocelyn Lamoureux-
goalie Maddie Rooney is Davidson's triple-fake past Serena Williams of the United States returns to Zhang Shuai of China during the semi-final round of
challenging Justin Bieber to the Canadian goalie in the Tie Break Tens tournament at Madison Square Garden, Monday, March 5, 2018 in New York.
Associated Press
take his best shot. the shootout is nicknamed
Rooney and the U.S. wom- "Oops, I Did it Again." Fallon By BRIAN MAHONEY clots in her lungs after giv- "I mean, the matches are
en's gold-medal hockey asked, "Heard from Britney NEW YORK (AP) — Venus ing birth. definitely a good way to
team appeared on "The To- Spears?" Lamoureux-Da- Williams gave a scouting She had played just once know where you are, but
night Show Starring Jimmy vidson says she did get a report on her warmup part- this year, losing a Fed Cup obviously she knows how
Fallon" on Monday night. tweet and thought it was ner that sounded the same doubles match with Ve- to play," the 37-year-old
She says she's still waiting "pretty cool." as always. nus last month, and hasn't Venus said. "She's going to
for a tweet from Bieber. During their celebration Serena Williams is back, played a singles match on bring that instinct on the
Rooney says she'd like a tour, the players sat court- and her game hasn't left. tour since winning the 2017 court with her, so I don't
chance to stop a shot from side and took photos with "She's got power, depth. Australian Open, where think she's too worried
the hockey-playing Cana- Serena and Venus Williams She knows how to play," she beat Venus in the final. about that."
dian pop star. She revealed during a tennis match at Venus said. "Yeah, awe- Serena won her first match Tie Break Tens held its first
a "Team Bieber" shirt under Madison Square Garden. some game." against Marion Bartoli of tournament in the U.S. after
her USA jersey. The team will attend home The Williams sisters were the France, the former Wimble- five events in Europe and
Rooney's stop of a shoot- games of the New York headliners Monday night in don champion who is end- Australia. The remainder of
out goal against Canada Rangers and New Jersey the Tie Break Tens tourna- ing a 4 1/2-year retirement, the field included Sorana
clinched gold for the Amer- Devils on Tuesday night.q ment in Madison Square but lost 13-11 to Zhang in Cirstea of Romania and
Garden, an eight-woman the semifinals. She said she Daniela Hantuchova of Slo-
Luis Leon Sanchez event in which all matches was having fun playing vakia, who retired last year.
the
were 10-point tiebreakers, again and was excited for Svitolina,
highest-
ranked player in the field at
instead of the usual games the future.
takes Paris-Nice lead, and sets. "I think everyone should No. 4, continued her strong
Serena won her first match have high expectations," play to start the season af-
Hivert wins Stage 3 but lost in the semifinals. Williams said in an on-court ter a winning a tour-high
Elina Svitolina of Ukraine interview after her loss. "You five titles in 2017. The win-
should always believe in ner of two tournaments
dominated the event, win-
ning 17 straight points dur- yourself even if no one else already this year, she won
CHATEL-GUYON, France third, with Sanchez unable ing victories over Venus does." the last seven points to
(AP) — Jonathan Hivert of to respond to Hivert's ac- and CoCo Vandeweghe Her coach certainly does. break away from a 3-3 tie
France won the third stage celeration close to the fin- before defeating China's With Serena returning this against Venus, then swept
of Paris-Nice on Tuesday ish line. Zhang Shuai 10-3 to win week in Indian Wells, Cali- Vandeweghe 10-0.
after a breakaway, while "I didn't make any plans. $250,000. fornia, Patrick Mourato- "Of course, winning the first
former champion Luis Leon I knew that I should try to Serena was playing singles glou told WTATennis.com tournament of the year
Sanchez of Spain claimed follow the riders who broke for the first time this year he had high expectations was a great start for me,"
the race leader's yellow clear or I would be in trou- as she prepares to return for the three remaining Svitolina said. "It's always
jersey. Hivert moved to the ble," Hivert said. "I played a to the WTA Tour for the first Grand Slam tournaments tough to transfer the work
front with 20 kilometers left little with the two others be- time since giving birth to this season. He said he sees we do in the offseason, so
and soon became part of cause in my head I knew I her daughter, Alexis Olym- the same determination this was a good sign that
a three-man breakaway had it won before the line." pia Ohanian Jr., on Sept. 1. in practice, but wouldn't I'm moving the right way
with Sanchez and Remy Di Wednesday’s fourth stage The 23-time Grand Slam sin- know if being a mother and I'm very, very happy
Gregorio. Di Gregorio tried is a 18.5-kilometer time trial gles champion would later had changed her until he that I played good tennis
to drop his rivals toward around Saint-Etienne. tell Vogue Magazine in an saw her competing. throughout the beginning
the end with three unsuc- “Paris-Nice really starts to- interview that she devel- Venus already knows what of the year and just from
cessful attacks and finished morrow,” Sanchez said.q oped several small blood to expect. here I can go only up."q