Venus overpowers Sharapova to reach quarters
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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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Venus Williams gave a supreme effort in the Fed Cup semi-final against Russia after coming off the high of winning her fourth Wimbledon title but came up short in Sunday's decisive doubles match in Stowe, Vermont.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova kept  on course for a third successive WTA title on Saturday, beating  fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals of the  Zurich Challenge.
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World number one Maria Sharapova battled her way into the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open with a 4-6 6-0 6-1 victory over Japan's Ai Sugiyama on Friday.
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Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena books a quarter-final against Justine Henin.
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London - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova defeated Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $1.3m WTA event in Zurich.
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Venus Williams was made to work a little harder than expected at the U.S. Open on Wednesday before she battled past Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-4 6-2 to reach the third round.
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IF EVER Venus Williams needed a wake-up call that she is losing contact with the elite of womenâs tennis, it came in yesterdayâs 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Maria Sharapova, the Wimbledon champion.
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ZURICH, Oct. 23. - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova set up an all-Russian semi-final clash with third seed Elena Dementieva after defeating Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 at the 1.3 million-dollar WTA event in Zurich.
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Maria Sharapova said she had produced one of the most consistent performances of her career to crush world number one Justine Henin 6-4 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday.
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Defending gold medalist Venus Williams overpowers Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Athens Games' tennis tournament.
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Maria Sharapova was nearly upset, but hung on to beat Laura Granville 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 at the US Open. She wasn&#39;t the only top player pushed to the limit on Day 2 at Flushing Meadows: 2000 Open
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Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was pushed to the limit before beating third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals.
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Venus Williams joined her sister Serena in the quarterfinals as she defeated Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-2 in the most anticipated fourth-round match of the tournament.
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Maria Sharapova and Amelie Mauresmo opened their challenges at the WTA Championships with emphatic victories in Los Angeles. Mauresmo crushed Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-0 in 54 minutes, extending the Frenchwoman&#39;s
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Venus Williams opened her quest to claim a &#36;1.3 million gold-and-diamond trophy with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Virginie Razzano of France on Wednesday, reaching the Diamond Games quarterfinals.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat former world number one Venus Williams 6-3 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $1.