ST JAMES, Jamaica -- Acclaimed tennis sisters Venus and Serena Williams will participate in a clinic for about 50 youngsters at the Tryall Club, in Hanover, today, Thursday, November 21.
The initiative is part of Tryall’s annual tennis programme hosted in collaboration with the National Commercial Bank.
Serena (left) and Venus
Venus, the elder sister, arrived in the island on Tuesday, while Serena landed Wednesday night.
The sisters, who are currently staying at the Tryall Club, are expected to leave for St Elizabeth Friday, where they will be special guests of the Treasure Beach community.
While in St Elizabeth, the tennis stars will conduct a 90-minute clinic with youngsters early Saturday at the Treasure Beach Sports Park and will later attend a boxing card featuring Jamaican and Caymanian amateur fighters.
Serena is a seventeen-time Grand Slam title winner currently ranked number one in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Venus is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner, currently ranked 48.
In 2002, after the French Open, Venus and Serena Williams were ranked No 1 and 2 respectively. During the 2010 French Open, they became the co-world No1 players in women's doubles, in addition to holding the top two positions in singles tennis.
--Mark Cummings
The initiative is part of Tryall’s annual tennis programme hosted in collaboration with the National Commercial Bank.
Serena (left) and Venus
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The sisters, who are currently staying at the Tryall Club, are expected to leave for St Elizabeth Friday, where they will be special guests of the Treasure Beach community.
While in St Elizabeth, the tennis stars will conduct a 90-minute clinic with youngsters early Saturday at the Treasure Beach Sports Park and will later attend a boxing card featuring Jamaican and Caymanian amateur fighters.
Serena is a seventeen-time Grand Slam title winner currently ranked number one in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. Venus is a seven-time Grand Slam title winner, currently ranked 48.
In 2002, after the French Open, Venus and Serena Williams were ranked No 1 and 2 respectively. During the 2010 French Open, they became the co-world No1 players in women's doubles, in addition to holding the top two positions in singles tennis.
--Mark Cummings