Venus Williams in action for the Washington Kastles

Freedoms Outlast Kastles, 25-17, in Extended Play

Venus Williams put up a valiant effort in her season debut on Friday, but it wasn't enough to turn the tide against a forceful Philly wave. The 23-time Grand Slam winner and five-time WTT champion returned to the Kastles lineup and helped prevent a sweep in the fifth-set tiebreak, but a seven-game lead in extended play was too large to overcome, as Billie Jean King's Philadelphia Freedoms outlasted the six-time WTT champion... Full Story