Venus, Blake ousted as Europeans dominate
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Europe tightened its stranglehold on the Australian Open when America's sole survivors were blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and  Venus Williams joined men's top seed Roger Federer in the  favorites' exodus from the Olympic tennis tournament on  Wednesday.
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HALLE, Germany -- James Blake lost in slippery conditions to Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-3 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open.
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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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ZURICH, Switzerland (Ticker) - Venus Williams got a measure of revenge against Karolina Sprem of Croatia at the Swisscom Challenge on Tuesday.
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Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball to Croatia&#39;s Karolina Sprem, during their first round match, at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Kloten, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct.19, 2004.
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BASEL, Switzerland  - Fourth seed James Blake could not find a way past towering Croatian Ivo Karlovic at the Swiss Indoors on Thursday, losing their second round encounter 4-6 7-6 6-4.
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Ana Ivanovic brought Venus Williams' Australian Open to a juddering halt Wednesday as the Serbian raced into the semi-finals where she will play Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova.
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Roger Federer and Venus Williams won in straight sets on Thursday against French players who rely much more on their minds than their muscles.
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Venus Williams was upset by unseeded Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-2, in a Kremlin Cup quarterfinal Friday that lasted little more than an hour.
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Elena Dementieva became the latest upset victim at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday when qualifier Lisa Raymond of the United States ousted the fifth-seeded Russian 6-0, 7-5 in the first round of the euro530,000 (US$650,000
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Americans Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati both crashed out of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Friday. Sixth seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia upset Capriati
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Shortly after Lleyton Hewitt won a five-setter against Rafael Nadal, Alicia Molik defeated No. 8-seeded Venus Williams, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
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Serena Williams defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 to open Sundayâs action and Venus Williams, three hours later, crushed the French Open finalist, Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-2.
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Great Britain has been relegated from the Davis Cup group with the world&#39;s best teams in after losing to Austria. Greg Rusedski lost the crucial match to Stefan Koubek 7-6 6-4 7-5 to see Britain lose out in the tie 3-2.
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Both Andy Roddick and James Blake lost Friday, making the United States teamÂs hopes of winning its first Davis Cup since 1995 bleak.
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Bothered more by the wind and her wrist wrap than her opponent, defending gold medalist Venus Williams overpowered Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Athens Games' tennis tournament. Andy Roddick made his Olympic debut with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Flavio Saretta of Brazil, swatting 12 aces and 16 service winners.