40 Titles & Dubai Set Straight

Venus Williams won her 40th title earlier this week in Dubai. Venus defeated France's Virginie Razzano earlier this week taking the title in straight sets. Before she could win this title she battled it out with her sister Serena in the semi-finals winning in a third set tie breaker. Tennis wasn't the only thing on everyone's mind at the tournaments close.
Venus had her own two cents to share in her champion's speech. As she collected her trophy, she said that it was "a shame that one of our players couldn't be here", refrencing the missing Shaher Peer. Even though Peer couldn't recieve a visa, Israel's Andy Ram was able to get his in time for the ATP World Tour event following the women. Hopefully Dubai will think twice before disallowing tennis players in the future, as the men's event is currently underway in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.