(1) V.Williams def. (2) N.Vaidosova 6-3 6-2

YEY!!

Venus only lost 12 games this whole event.

Nice decision Venus to coe to Istanbul before the French!

Good job Venus! Now go and take the title at RG!!

:woohoo:

Good job V...only a tier 3 but it's still a title...:D

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

:banana: :bounce: Congrats Venus!!!!! :hearts:

congrats Venus :) :yeah:

Now go kick ass in Paris :kiss:

:woohoo:

Now you are on a roll! Keep it up Vee! :yeah:

:yeah: Vee

well done Vee.. :)

Congratulations Venus!

I watched the match and it was great! Venus played very well and deserved the championship! Good luck to her in Roland Garros! :)

Nicole :sad: :sad:

Congrats, Venus!

Nice one Venus...ahh the benefits of a lower tier event to build up some form and confidence ;)

Great tournament Nicole :yeah:
Keep up the form next week in Paris :cool:

:woohoo: :banana: title! :aparty:

btw what's Venus last title?... :tape: 2004 Warsaw?

:woohoo: :banana: title! :aparty:

btw what's Venus last title?... :tape: 2004 Warsaw?
Yep ;)

:worship: Go venussss!:worship:

:kiss:

Yay for Venus. Now that her game is confident it won't matter whether she's playing a Tier 1, 2 , III or a slam. The confidence will be there and thats what matters most.

YES!!!!....Now go do some damage at the French.

Good job Vee, I hope you make it to the QF at RG...at the very LEAST

YAYAYAYAYAYA!

Im so happy for you Vee! :woohoo: Go girl!

nice :)
good for her confidence :bounce:

:woohoo: :banana: title! :aparty:

btw what's Venus last title?... :tape: 2004 Warsaw?Yes your right. Now when was elena's last grandslam....whoops.:tape:

Venus :woohoo: Your first title of the year, u buildup some confidence right before RG so i hope this helps your chance of doing well there. I'm so happy right now :D

Venus :D :kiss: :worship:

Congrats on the title win Venus :bounce:

done well Venus!!!

Venus :D hopefully you'll get far at RG: the more quality, the better

Yes your right. Now when was elena's last grandslam....whoops.:tape:

That was totally unnecessary and uncalled for.

Good job Venus!!!

Now go & win the FO for the 1st time!:)

this will give venus some confidence for RG, Congrats Venus !!

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:woohoo: :banana: title! :aparty:

btw what's Venus last title?... :tape: 2004 Warsaw?

:lol: :lol:

Congrats Venus!!

Go Vee! :worship: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :worship:

Now if Venus wins Paris and with all the injuries and critics and "decline" talk towards them. Still The Williams' have won the first 2 Slams of the year! That would be sweet ;) True champions

:woohoo: :banana: title! :aparty:

btw what's Venus last title?... :tape: 2004 Warsaw?

And how many titles does Elena have? 4...the number of majors Venus has :D :tape:

Congrats Venus :D :yeah:

She was top seed and it was a Tier 3 but she did her job here this week, winning comfortably in straight sets in every match and it will be good for her confidence going into RG when the tougher matches come. Good luck at RG, Venus :)

All,

"CONGRATULATIONS VENUS" "KEEP ROLLING ON THE RIVER"

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Venus looking as good as ever. :hearts: Stylish jacket :drool:

And nice trophy :)

Congratulatios Venus! :bigclap:

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This just shows what a champion Venus isn't. Can you say Maria Sharapova? I mean, yeah, it's a title, but she had nobody to beat, and I think that it shows the whole tour that she isn't confident with her game.

With that being said, I hope Venus KILLS everybody at the French Open. I have a feeling that when she gets her game together, she's gonna get some sweet revenge on the WHOLE tour!

Good job V...only a tier 3 but it's still a title...:D

Yes, still a title! :cool:

Also, she's played well all week and this is great
preparation for her leading to Paris and some
confidence! :D

Is this Vee's 7th clay title??? She has accomplished a lot more on the dirt than people give her credit for.

Congrats Miss Vee.. I still believe :bounce: :bounce:

Congrats !

Is this her first tier 3 title ? :)

Congratulations Venus, i'm so proud of you and wish you the best of luck at the French Open. :bounce:

This just shows what a champion Venus isn't. Can you say Maria Sharapova? I mean, yeah, it's a title, but she had nobody to beat, and I think that it shows the whole tour that she isn't confident with her game.

With that being said, I hope Venus KILLS everybody at the French Open. I have a feeling that when she gets her game together, she's gonna get some sweet revenge on the WHOLE tour!

PFFFF
Playing a small tournament and loosing in quarter would have showed that Vénus is really OUT...

but playin' a small tournament and winning it loosing 12 games is a pretty good thing I think...VEnus is a pretty good clay court player...and if she is just at 80% at the french she will show taht she is stil a great PLAYER

Great win. Its something like this that is needed to help build form.

But the clay of RG is much more unforgiving. I hope Venus can use this to translate into some success at RG, but not when she meets Elena D ;)

Tier 3 or not, every title Venus wins gives me the same rush of happiness!

Congratulations Vee! :woohoo: :hearts:

Congrats !

Is this her first tier 3 title ? :)

Nope, her first title was a Tier 3 in Oklahoma in 1998, she defended her title in '99 , and she won Thalgo Australia Women's Hardcourt in '02.

I love that jacket. Congrats Venus.

Nikki :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: :bigcry: but nice week all the same :D and congrats for the 1st final of the year :yeah:

:bounce: :bounce: Yes Vee!!! I'm so happy. You accomplished everything here that you intended to. You got a chance to make history by playing on the Bosphorus Bridge, you got a chance to experience a new country and culture, you got a chance to work on some important aspects of your game before the FO, I know you did some shopping, and on top of all that........YOU WON THE VERY FIRST ISTANBUL CUP TITLE!!!!!!!!! Wooohooooo :worship: Hail Vee.

I didn't expect so easy scoreline.Well done Venus :eek: :worship:.

I think she feels brand-new for RG right now.

I still believe too Vee

take it to the FRENCH

:sport: :sport:

GREAT JOB VEE! :bounce: :bounce:

I think what's not being said/recognized is that Venus won on clay...AGAIN!
...against clay court players.
Many here said that she would lose, or that if she didn't win, then her career was over. SO WHERE ARE THESE SAME PEOPLE NOW?! A BIT EMBARRASSING ISN'T IT!

Wishful thinking from haters, or faulty analysis by amateurs---
Either way, Venus has shown herself, non-believers, and ill-wishers, that she's still a champion to be reckoned with. :worship: :kiss:

Way to go Vee!

Nicole :(

First title of the year! Nice work Venus!

WTG Venus :)

Well done Venus good luck at RG

All,

By my calculations - we have about 34 more hrs to go. Is it suppose to rain Monday? I am ready to get up at 4:00 a.m..

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"YIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

:lol: :lol:

you know what's even funnier? that persons fav only won a tier III last year...:haha:

All,

By my calculations - we have about 34 more hrs to go. Is it suppose to rain Monday? I am ready to get up at 4:00 a.m..

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"YIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

Is that what time it is for EST or CST??

Hey Knizzle. I am in Alabama - and it is central time.

Yesssssss!!!!! She came thru!!! Great job Vee.:yeah: :bounce: :bounce: Tier 1, tier2 3, 4, 5, or grandslam, its a cause for celebration where Vee is concerned.You go girl!:aparty:

Hey Knizzle. I am in Alabama - and it is central time.

Good ole Amabama. I have family down there in Mobile and a small country town called Millry.

Yipeeee!!!Yay!!!!!!! Venus did not disappoint!! Way to do it Venus. Excellent match play before French Open. Now go knock 'em dead. :woohoo:

Yes your right. Now when was elena's last grandslam....whoops.:tape:

:retard:

Nikki :sad: :sad: :sad:

Sounds like she really let her temper get the better of her in the second set. But oh well, she still had a great week. :)

lol, thanks for giving the reality show at least 1 highlight Vee. :lol: :lol:

lol, thanks for giving the reality show at least 1 highlight Vee. :lol: :lol:

:tape: LOL!!!!!

Were they in Istanbul with the crew??

:tape: LOL!!!!!

Were they in Istanbul with the crew??

Shit, i hope so...:o for the show's sake.

Shit, i hope so...:o for the show's sake.

Well the show is not supposed to be about their tennis anyway. :tape:

Well the show is not supposed to be about their tennis anyway. :tape:

Tjaaaaaaaaa....! :tape::tape::tape::lol:

Tjaaaaaaaaa....! :tape::tape::tape::lol:

:lol:

WTF does that mean?? Where is good ole Bandy when you need him?

:lol:

WTF does that mean?? Where is good ole Bandy when you need him?

Some kinda odd expression of frustration. Bandy's prolly somewhere worrying....:lol:

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:woohoo: :woohoo: VEEEEEEEEEE

Shit, i hope so...:o for the show's sake.
No, they had already finished taping.

Well done!! Congratulations!!

Gook luck all the way in Paris, Venus!!

Congratulations Venus :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:. Good luck at the FO :kiss:.