Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Immediately following her victory over Anna Kournikova in the 1998 Lipton Championships Women’s Final, Venus Williams joined Mary Carillo courtside for a live CBS Sports interview.

Just 17 years old at the time, Venus spoke with her trademark confidence and warmth about the match, her preparation, and what the win meant for her family and career.

This post-match conversation captures the start of a new era in women’s tennis — when Venus Williams transitioned from promising newcomer to global star. Carillo’s thoughtful questions and Venus’s calm, mature answers highlight exactly why she became such an influential figure in the sport.

Digitally preserved from an original 1998 CBS broadcast, this short interview is both a sports milestone and a moment of pure ’90s broadcast history.

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