... grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too. Afterward, Venus and Mom, Oracene Price, strolled out of Centre Court arm-in-arm, chatting and laughing. Sure is fun to be a Williams at Wimbledon ...

... was better. "That was intense. I mean, Dementieva was there mentally, physically," said the sisters' mother, Oracene Price, who helps Richard coach their daughters. "Serena was fortunate to get out of that one." Coming off the court ...

... the court," Williams said. "It seemed every shot I tried, somehow, it found a way to go out." Her mother, Oracene Price, offered an explanation: She thought Williams was wiped out after her second-round match began Wednesday, was ...

... lot of recent work, because of a bothersome left knee and a career-worst four-match losing streak, and that began to show. "Not a lot of preparation," said her mother and coach, Oracene Price. "She did the best she could do."

PARIS Oracene Price, mother and coach to Venus and Serena Williams, stood near the steps to the locker room at the end of a long, rough day at the ...

... sport they once dominated. "They have a lot of things going on with their life," said their mother and coach, Oracene Price. "Sometimes you never know what's going on in their head, especially girls." The sisters are coming off a rare ...

... thought, 'OK, is this the right schedule?' I thought maybe there was a mistake." The sisters' mother and coach, Oracene Price, suspected more than a mere mistake by tournament organizers. "I guess they wanted to put them on the jinx court ...

... then you miss your first serve, and it's like everybody's booing and screaming," Williams said. Her mother, Oracene Price, was more blunt: "The crowd showed a lack of class and total ignorance - or they just don't know tennis and the ...

... capping an 11-point Venus run. "It tugged at my heartstrings watching Venus out there," said their mother, Oracene Price. "I didn't want her out there in the first place, but that's her choice. That's what probably made it difficult ...

... of errors, you make opponents feel that, 'OK, OK, I've got a chance now,' and their confidence goes up," Oracene Price said after shuffling between show courts to catch parts of each daughter's match. "With my girls, when they do ...