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Williams pair split in Doha - Summary
Doha, Qatar - Serena Williams saved family honour Tuesday after her big sister, defending champion Venus, stumbled on the opening day of the Sony-Ericsson Championships. Duelling with Russian Dinara Safina for the tenuous world number- one ranking, S...
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Jankovic, Venus get lucky for Doha semi-final spots - Summary
Doha, Qatar - Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams both backed into spots in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Championships Friday with the luck of the draw on their side. Jankovic, last year's number one now standing eighth, found fortune as fitne...
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Williams collapses under desert pressure in Doha - 2nd Update
Doha, Qatar - Holder Venus Williams choked while serving for a straight-set victory to open the door for Russian Elena Dementieva's 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 victory Tuesday on the opening day at the Sony-Ericsson Championships. The Maroon group round-robi...
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Safina heads unchanged WTA rankings
Hamburg - Dinara Safina remains top of an unchanged tennis rankings released Monday by the WTA. Russia's Safina has 8,340 points, with Serena Williams on 7,807 and sister Venus on 6,645. ...
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Venus flirts with sloppy form in struggling win in China
Beijing - Venus Williams had to recover from 4-0 down in the second set before getting past Russian Vera Dushevina on Saturday 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) for an opening-day win at the China Open. The American third seed, playing for the first time since a fourth...
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Russian teen stuns Williams again in Asia - 2nd Update
Beijing - Upset lightning struck for the second time in eight days Monday as seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams was humbled in Asia by Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who advanced 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 over the American in the second ro...
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Serena solidifies year-end number one with Doha title
Doha, Qatar - Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Williams 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) Sunday to end her 2009 season as number one in the world with a second title at the year-end Sony Ericsson Championships. The 2002 winner at the season wrap-up ended a lo...
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Safina remains top of unchanged WTA rankings
Hamburg - Dinara Safina continues to head an unchanged top 10 tennis rankings released Monday by the WTA. Russia's Safina has 8,250 points, with American Serena Williams on 7,806 and sister Venus on 6,367. ...
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Venus recovers to reach second straight Doha final - Update
Doha, Qatar - Venus Williams came from a break down in the final set as a catch-up battle resulted in a second straight trip to the Sony Ericsson Championships final on Saturday, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 over Jelena Jankovic. Williams, the defending champion at...
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Venus recovers to reach second straight Doha final
Doha, Qatar - Venus Williams came from a break down in the final set as a catch-up battle resulted in a second straight trip to the Sony Ericsson Championships final on Saturday, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 over Jelena Jankovic. Williams, the defending champion at...
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