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Williams sisters will defend their Olympics doubles title
“I’m eating different things and that’s helping.” Venus said. “I need to try and be stronger for next year. This is a good start for me. It’ll show me where I’m at physically.
“The goal is to come back in Australia. I’m taking each day at a time. When I feel good I feel really happy. Today I feel really good so it’s a great day.”
Serena has also had her share of injury problems and missed almost a year before returning shortly before Wimbledon. She fell to No. 175 but has managed to push herself back up the rankings.
“I told myself I wanted to end the year in the Top 20,” Serena said. “But I didn’t think I would. So I’m really happy now.”
Serena has also played just once since losing to Samantha Stosur in the U.S. Open final in September.
“I was tired after the Open and didn’t want to go to Asia,” she said, before bursting into laughter and correcting herself. “Well no, I was injured.”
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
