Tennis' Williams sisters get OK to resume practicing By CHARLES BRICKER sun-sentinel.com Posted March 29 2006, 12:00 PM EST KEY BISCAYNE -- Doctors have given medical clearances for Venus and Serena Williams to resume practicing, according to a source. The sisters are expected to return to the court in the next two or three days and are hopeful of rejoining the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour for the Family Circle Cup on April 10-16. The $1.3 million event in Charleston, S.C., is the second clay court tournament of the season after Amelia Island and is where the sisters could resume a normal work schedule. Venus has a direct entry into the 64-draw tournament, as does Serena by virtue of her gold exempt status. Venus, currently No. 10, has played only one match this year, losing at the Australian Open to the obscure Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova before developing a serious elbow injury. Serena, No. 61, has played three matches, all at the Aussie Open, where she lost to Daniela Hantuchova. Her recurring knee injury has been to slow to heal. Although the sisters dislike playing in the same tournaments, except Grand Slams, it is likely they'll both play Charleston if there are no further setbacks. While only Venus played there in 2005, both sisters played there in 2004 with Serena giving a walkover in the third round while Venus won the title over Conchita Martinez. -- --

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