Venus Unites With Serena On World Team Tennis’ Kastles

Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – World Team Tennis just became a family affair for the Williams sisters, who will join forces this season to play for the Washington Kastles after the team acquired Venus Williams.

The good news? The Kastles added another top talent and crowd favorite in Venus, the older sister of Serena, as they try to win back-to-back league titles.

The bad news? Venus and Serena can’t be on the court on the same day. The league has a rule that allows teams only one “marquee” player per match.

No matter, since having both Grand Slam champions on the roster will create a buzz for the Kastles.

Certainly that will happen at home against the New York Buzz on July 7, when Venus is scheduled to play in the first of her three matches this season.

Serena is scheduled to play four matches, starting against the Buzz in New York on July 9. The Kastles play a 17-day, 14-game regular season that begins on July 5.

This will be Venus Williams’ seventh season in World Team Tennis. She played for the Philadelphia Freedoms last year.

“It’s actually very cool,” Venus told reporters on a Monday conference call. “I’m looking forward to both of us being on the team and I hope with us being on the team, we will lead our team to winning the championship.”

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