QUEENS OF the courts Serena and Venus Williams will touch down in Jamaica for a whistle-stop series of tennis clinics and social engagements in Kingston and Montego Bay.
The sisters, who have both held the world No. 1 women's ranking, will kick off their visit with a clinic for inner-city youth on Monday afternoon at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
The clinic will be followed by a VIP cocktail reception at the same venue starting at 7:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, their stacked itinerary is expected to include a courtesy call on the Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, a special luncheon at Devon House and then a visit to The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee finals at the hotel.
Later in the day, they will fly to Montego Bay where they will host a special "bounce" for children, executives and sponsors at the Half Moon Hotel at 8:00 p.m. which will complete their busy schedule.
Younger sibling Serena, 25, is riding high after winning last month's first grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, and boosting her world ranking from 81 to 14. In a lopsided final, Serena defeated No. 1 seed Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2 in just more than an hour for her eighth grand slam crown.
Venus, 26, did not make the trip Down Under due to a recurring left wrist injury which has seen her world ranking drop to 50. Venus has five grand slam titles to her name including an epic 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7 victory over fellow American Lindsay Davenport in the 2005 Wimbledon final which lasted two hours and 45 minutes - a Wimbledon women's final record.
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