The Wimbledon championship's top female champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from the upcoming Wimbledon open in order to prepare for the another match that is coming up. The match in question is the $ 4.5 millions Sony Ericsson Championships, and this is the season ender for the WTA Tour that will feature the top eight players in the entire world. The championship this year marks the first time that the prize money is equal between men's and women's tennis. Held in the Muslim sheikdom of Qatar, the tennis player will not focus on her support of female athletes but rather she will be focusing instead on winning matches for her own self instead. All of the attending players are going to be solely focused on playing their absolute best, and not upon the issues surrounding their host.
It was back in 2006 that Williams volunteered for the promotion of gender equality and female empowerment for the WTA. Money that the program received went towards mentoring, scholarship, and fellowship opportunities. She was supported by Billie Jean King. In Qatar, women have fewer chances than men to play sports. Qatar even sent an all male Olympic team, along with Saudi Arabia. Several Arab nations however, did send female athletes where they were formerly excluded.
Williams assured that the tennis players are there to play tennis and that's it, who felt that there were not in a place to tell another country how to do things. Instead, Williams and Dinara Safina insist rather on being good role models. Williams younger sister Serena will also compete in Qatar. The two sisters have 16 Grand Slam titles behind them, and are Jehovah's witnesses. This precludes them from voting. Serena also noted the new prominent place for women in elections, though did not mention Clinton or Palin. Both hope to see a growth of women's rights around the globe.
Both sisters are now facing a dreadful situation; since both are going to be participating in the championship, they will have to face off against one another, and unfortunately only one of them can emerge as the winner. Serena has already felt the sting in the prior Wimbledon match where she lost to her sister in the very final match. Venus had to be sure to keep here celebrations muted this time around. This year, both sisters have won grand slam titles, and are coming close to the ends of their respective careers. Despite some obvious distractions, Serena has dedicated herself more than ever to the game and will provide a true, much needed challenge for her sister. However, the sisters will have to face off against a variety of other rivals as well, including two Serbians, the world number one Jelena Jankovic, and Ana Ivanovic, winner of the French Open championship.
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Originally posted 2008-11-12 05:27:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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“are Jehovah’s witnesses. This precludes them from voting. ”
This is nonsense. Jehovah’s Witnesses can vote. Nothing prevents that. As a religion as a whole, JWs don’t vote because the religion is about teaching and looking to God’s kingdom and not being distracted by the worldly things. Look at the trouble Mormons are in for actively supporting prop 8. But individual can vote. I.e. absentee ballots. Who knows who votes and does not and for or against what?
Perhaps my statement was a bit declarative when clearly there is wiggle room for the individual. Without trying to turn this into a religion discussion, would that be a more fair characterization?
I don’t think that Venus and Serena are baptized JW’s.
Williams and her younger sister Serena both are the good tennis players.. I am their big fan.. I wish them best of luck for their future..
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