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• Qualifier Tanasugarn storms into final

  - 2008-06-20

  'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands AFP — Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn, who had to come through qualifying, defeated Ukrainian eighth seed Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the 175,000-dollar WTA grasscourt event. Tanasugarn, who beat the other Bondarenko sister, Kateryna, in the first round, had no...

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• Nadal and Djokovic on course as Williams' suffer French slump

  - 2008-05-30

  PARIS AFP — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a French Open semi-final showdown on Friday as Serena and Venus Williams both crashed out of Roland Garros at the third round stage. While the American sisters, with 14 Grand Slam titles between them, were packing their...

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• "Old lady" Serena out to beat the kids at French Open

  - 2008-05-24

  PARIS AFP — All the talk is of the new generation - Maria Sharapova or Ana Ivanovic - to win the French Open and replace the freshly-retired Justine Henin as world No.1. But the "veteran" Serena Williams believes this could be the year she adds a second Roland Garros...

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• Williams sisters out of Rome tennis tournament, set sights on Paris

  - 2008-05-16

  ROME AFP — World number six Serena Williams has pulled out of the WTA Rome International after hurting her back while training, but thinks she will recover in time for the French Open less than two weeks away. Her sister Venus soon followed her off the red clay at...

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• Serena launches tennis defense in decisive style

  - 2008-03-28

  MIAMI AFP — Serena Williams launched her WTA title defense at the Sony Ericsson Open Friday with a confident victory over unseeded Romanian Edina Gallovits. Williams, seeded eighth, needed just 54 minutes to dismiss Gallovits 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round of the tournament, which also features an...

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• Don't write off the Williams sisters, warns Venus

  - 2008-01-22

  MELBOURNE AFP — Venus Williams vowed Wednesday that she and sister Serena would bounce back, warning it would be a mistake to think their era is over after a disappointing Australian Open. The American six-time Grand Slam champion was sent crashing out of the tournament in the quarter-finals by...

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• Sister secrets may see Serena into Stuttgart tennis semis

  - 2007-10-03

  STUTTGART, Germany AFP — Australian Open champion Serena Williams plans to ask sister Venus for advice how to beat second-seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ahead of their quarter-final clash at Stuttgart's WTA tournament. Sixth seed Williams reached the last eight with a 7-5, 6-2 second-round win over Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko on...

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• Federer, Venus face tough US Open quarter-final tests

  - 2007-09-05

  NEW YORK AFP — World number one Roger Federer and fellow reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will face their toughest US Open challenges yet on Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournament. Federer, chasing his 12th Grand Slam crown and fourth consecutive US Open title, will try...

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• Contrast in moods from the Williams

  - 2007-08-29

  NEW YORK AFP — The Williams sisters safely won their way through to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday but their moods afterwards were starkly contrasting. While Venus was all smiles and enthusiasm after her 6-4, 6-2 win over Romania's Ioana Raluca Olaru, younger sibling Serena...

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• Sorenstam seizes first round lead at LPGA event

  - 2007-05-24

  CORNING, United States AFP — Charlotta Sorenstam shot an eight-under-par 64 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over Beth Bader and a two-stroke edge over a group of three in the 1.3 million dollar Corning Classic. Sorenstam carded a bogey-free round, notching four birdies on the front and...

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