Sharapova faces Venus as men play catch up
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On a day normally reserved for women's quarter-finals, two former champions will contest a top-of-the-bill fourth round tie while eight men return for the rain-delayed conclusion of their third round matches.
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Justine Henin and Venus Williams meet in a mouthwatering clash at the U.S. Open on Friday with a place in the final and bragging rights at stake.
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Armed with a new look, a refurbished serve and a fortuitous draw, Russia's Maria Sharapova is primed to defend her U.S. open title.
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With play underway in Flushing today, some tennis fans are looking ahead to tonight when Justine Henin meets Serena Williams, and both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will play.
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Maria Sharapova began her quest to play catch-up at the rain-hit Birmingham Classic by winning back-to-back matches on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships.
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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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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat  former world number one Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to  reach the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova needed less than an hour to see off Australia&#39;s Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-1 and book her place in the semi-finals of the Hansol Korea Open on Friday.
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Former world number one Maria Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 7-6 (12/10) in an exhibition match here on Sunday.
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Melbourne hasn't been a happy hunting ground for reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, but she approaches the Australian Open this year in prime form.
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Maria Sharapova reaches the Zurich semi-finals with victory over Venus Williams.
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Wimbledon action today includes Amelie Mauresmo, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal.
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French Open winner Anastasia Myskina and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova are just two talented players that are carving a Russian foothold in the top tier of women's tennis.
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A wide awake Venus Williams steamed into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday where she will meet fourth seed Ana Ivanovic who sleepwalked into the last eight.
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Venus Williams looked as though she was hurtling towards defeat against a Japanese skiing fan on Monday before fighting back to set up a fourth-round Wimbledon tie against another former champion Maria Sharapova.
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Perhaps the sight of Maria Sharapova opposite her tonight will jog Serena Williams&#39; memory. Wimbledon. The final. You and Maria.
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Venus Williams will face Maria Sharapova in Zurich after struggling past teenager Ana Ivanovic.