Venus rolls into semis, Nadal plays catch-up
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Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday while tournament organizers cast anxious glances to the sky.
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Venus Williams and Vera Zvonareva  registered second-round victories at the Advanta Championships  in Philadelphia Thursday to remain in the chase for places in  next week's lucrative end-of-season tournament.
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Venus Williams surged into the Wimbledon semi-finals on Thursday with a 6-3 6-4 victory over fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday but not before some uneasy moments in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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NEW YORK The rivalry match at the United States Open fizzled, but the mismatch sizzled. After Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams, 7-5, 6-4, in a match that was ho-hum until the last game, Nadia Petrova
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Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday when it was world number one Roger Federer's turn to get bogged down in the rain.
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Venus Williams carved out a testy 6-4,  6-4 win over qualifier Alina Jidkova, while French and U.S.  Open runner-up Elena Dementieva led seven Russians into the  second round of the Kremlin Cup Tuesday.
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The rain interrupts Roger Federer's return to Wimbledon but there are wins for Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams.
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PHILADELPHIA, United States : Venus Williams survived a third-set tiebreaker to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Tour event here and keep her hopes of reaching the WTA Tour Championships alive.
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Venus Williams advanced to the second  round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday but had to work hard for her  6-3, 7-6 victory against Hungary's Petra Mandula.
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Venus Williams overpowers Maria Sharapova while Rafael Nadal finally clinches victory on another rainy day at Wimbledon.
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Twice champion Venus Williams overcame early jitters to beat nemesis Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday and secure a clash with world number one Justine Henin in the U.S. Open semi-finals.
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VENUS WILLIAMS survived a potentially difficult opening round at the $US1.3million ($1.8m) WTA event in Zurich yesterday (AEST) when she beat Croatia&#39;s Karolina Sprem 6-2 6-2.
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Venus Williams moved to within two matches of a fourth Wimbledon singles crown after a straight sets win over former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quarter-final here on Thursday.
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Rafael Nadal kicks off a busy Friday schedule at Wimbledon that also includes the women's semis.
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Venus Williams stretches for the ball during her first round match with Lisa Raymond at the Advanta Championships Tuesday, Nov 2, 2004 in Villanova.
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Rafael Nadal quickly finished a rain-delayed match on Friday, defeating Max Mirnyi 7-6 (3), 6-3 Friday to reach the quarterfinals of the Queen's Club grass-court championships.