Serena has look of champion in opener
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MELBOURNE - The difference in 12 months was easy to see. Serena Williams, wearing fuchsia bicycle shorts and headband, a short white dress, and dangling, chandelier-inspired earrings, found her form quickly and beat Jarmila Gajdosova, 6-3, 6-3, today in the first match in the Australian Open.
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The first week of the U.S. Open  concludes on Sunday with Andy Roddick and Serena Williams the  star attractions at Flushing Meadows.
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Serena Williams has yet to drop a set in three matches at the first week of the Australian Open. On Friday she defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 6-4.
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PARIS -- Serena Williams's "Come on!" count was rising rapidly. Her first French Open match since 2004 hardly went according to plan at the outset yesterday, and Williams kept grimacing and admonishing herself as each shaky shot helped her 91st-ranked opponent race ahead by a set and a service break.
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Serena Williams strode on to court for her first match at the US Open in an outfit that would have sent shockwaves through the All England Club.
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The difference in 12 months was easy to see. Serena Williams, wearing hot pink bicycle shorts a short white dress and dangling, chandelier-inspired earrings, found her form quickly and beat Jarmila Gajdosova 6-3, 6-3 Monday in the first match in the Australian Open.
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Hardly at her best, barely beating one of the tour's pesky teens, Serena Williams suddenly found herself face-down at the U.S. Open. Running for a ball she couldn't reach, the six-time Grand Slam champion slipped and planted both palms on court to brace herself. Williams shook the sting out of her hands, beckoned a ball boy to retrieve her fallen racket, then took her sweet time before facing break point. Recomposed, Williams smacked a service winner at 111 mph, an ace just as fast, and forced an error. Just like that, she held serve en route to beating 30th-seeded Tatiana Golovin 7-5, 6-4 Friday night to reach the Open's fourth round.
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This is all you need to know about Serena Williams' concerns at the U.S. Open: After warming up for what would be a 6-4, 6-3 second-round victory Wednesday against Lindsay Lee-Waters, Williams approached the chair umpire with an urgent request &#151; could someone get her purse from the locker room? She forgot to put on earrings.
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American superstar Serena Williams finally arrived in Australia on Sunday, tired and several days late, but confident she was on track to defend her Australian Open title.
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Serena Williams' new tennis season will start like several of her past Â with an injury affecting her preparation for the first Grand Slam event.
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Andy Roddick, Serena Williams and  Jennifer Capriati provided a Labor Day weekend treat as they  turned on the style at the U.S. Open on Sunday.
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Serena Williams rolls into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open after eliminating Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2, on Sunday while Andy Roddick prevails in three sets.
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It&#39;s either going down as the match where young Russian Maria Sharapova earned her stripes as one of the top players on the tour, or it&#39;s the one where Serena Williams showed
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Fashion designer and two-time titleholder Serena Williams has joined a procession of women&#39;s seeds in the fourth round of the US Tennis Open at Flushing Meadows.
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To beat Serena Williams, it takes an incredible amount of confidence, patience and skill. Tuesday night before an announced crowd of 19,932 at Arthur Ashe Stadium
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The women's final Saturday will be the first time Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport have exchanged blows in any significant final.
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Women's champion Serena Williams, world number one Justine Henin and men's number two Rafael Nadal will headline the action on day one of the Australian Open on Monday.