Williams Battles Past Sharapova in Semis
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Former champion Serena Williams  clawed her way back from the brink to beat fourth seed Maria  Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 on Thursday, avenging her Wimbledon  defeat and reaching the Australian Open final.
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Maria Sharapova put on a brave face  after her heartbreaking 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 loss to Serena Williams  in the semifinals of the Australian Open Thursday.
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Serena Williams beats Anastasia Myskina in the WTA Tour Championships.
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LOS ANGELES : Serena Williams reached the final of the WTA Tour Championships with a 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 semi-final win over Amelie Mauresmo that ended the French player&#39;s bid to capture the year-end world number one ranking.
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Top seed Serena Williams fought off a  championship point before claiming a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4  victory over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the  China Open on Sunday.
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Venus Williams pummeled second seed Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3 in the fourth round of Wimbledon on Wednesday, using her power to outplay the Russian whose serving let her down.
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Serena Williams once again found a way to dodge apparent defeat and emerge the winner in the semifinals in Melbourne.
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Beijing, Sep 23 - Top seed Serena Williams is through to the quarterfinals of the China Open following a 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina of Russia.
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Jelena Jankovic  beats defending champion Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Serena Williams will meet Maria Sharapova in the last four after a 6-2 6-2 win over Amelie Mauresmo.
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Sport: Australian Open: Maria Sharapova will face Ana Ivanovic after two contrasting wins in the semi-finals
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Maria Sharapova beats Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
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Former world number one Serena  Williams turned in a stunning performance Tuesday as she  crushed second seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last  four of the Australian Open.
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Serena Williams saved three match points and beat Maria Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 Thursday to advance to the women's final at the Australian Open.
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Having maintained for days that the set lost at love to Serena Williams in the fourth round no longer took up space in her memory, Amelie Mauresmo was forced to face that reality not once, but twice in her semifinal loss to Maria Sharapova yesterday.
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Serena Williams overcame problems with her serve to defeat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-3 Saturday, advancing to the China Open final against U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had to fight off a strong challenge from Daniela Hantuchova before reaching the quarter-finals of the $1.