Venus and Serena
Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions - from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment. They've been winning championships for over a decade, pushing the limits of longevity in such a demanding sport. How long can they last? In Venus & Serena, we gain unprecedented access into their lives during the most intimidating year of their career. Over the course of 2011, Venus grappled with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease while Serena battled back from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism. Neither Venus nor Serena let their adversities hold them back. They drew their greatest strength from each other.
22 November 1943, Long Beach, California, USA
20 March 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
April 3, 1952 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
26 September 1981, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
17 June 1980, Lynwood, California, USA
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15 January 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3 November 1949, Hampstead, London, England, UK
November 11, 1970 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA
7 February 1965, Andrews, South Carolina, USA
15 March 1957, Queens, New York, USA
13 March 1972, Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 8, 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium
19 May 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
28 March 1969, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
July 10, 1943 in Richmond, Virginia, USA
30 December 1957, New York City, New York, USA
February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA
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September 30, 1980 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
February 16, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
7 January 1957, Arlington, Virginia, USA
July 31, 1989 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]
6 December 1944, Palestine [now Israel]
23 July 1972, New York City, New York, USA
19 August 1946, Hope, Arkansas, USA
