Venus, Roddick Upset in Olympic Tennis
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Andy Roddick hit one last errant shot into the net and hung his head, his medal hopes over. A short while later, Venus Williams was gone, too. In back-to-back stunners at the Olympic tennis tournament, Roddick was upset by No. 16 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-4, 6-4, and defending gold medalist Williams lost to Mary Pierce of France 6-4, 6-4. Both were third-round matches.
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Roger Federer teased, Lleyton Hewitt  shone and Serena Williams dazzled at the U.S. Open on  Wednesday, although the bronze medallists at the Athens  Olympics were both upset.
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Venus Williams lost to Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in the championship of the Hong Kong Champions Challenge.
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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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ATHENS, Greece   Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympics Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop ...
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Europe tightened its stranglehold on this year's Australian Open when America's sole survivor in the women's singles, Venus Williams, was blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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Venus Williams crumbled under a barrage of power-hitting from Jelena Jankovic as the Serbian stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 win on Thursday.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - American tennis sensation Andy Roddick&#39;s Olympic dreams are over after a straight set loss to No. 16 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in third-round action Wednesday.
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MOSCOW -- Venus Williams defeated Russian qualifier Alina Jidkova 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday in her first match since losing in the fourth round at last month&#39;s US Open.
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Defending champion Andy Roddick was  surprisingly bounced out of the U.S. Open on Thursday, beaten  6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, by big-serving Swede Joachim Johansson  in a pulsating quarter-final.
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ATHENS Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams joined already-beaten men&#39;s top seed Roger Federer in the favourites&#39;exodus from the Olympic tennis tournament on Wednesday.
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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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Venus Williams lost to Alicia Molik of Australia 7-5, 7-6 (3) Monday in the fourth round of the Australian Open, keeping her from joining sister Serena in the quarterfinals.
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Andy Roddick lost to Igor Andreev and James Blake was beaten by Ivo Karlovic, meaning both seeded Americans disappeared in the same day.
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Third seed Andy Roddick thundered into the third round of Wimbledon on Wednesday with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 defeat of Thailand's Danai Udomchoke.
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Venus Williams easily repelled Maria Sharapova in a battle of former champions on Wednesday, the day when irritated players finally lost patience with Wimbledon's arcane scheduling.
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Upsets in the womenâs bracket at Wimbledon showcased the gameâs depth and parity as Czech Nicole Vaidisova toppled defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and Franceâs Marion Bartoli ousted third seed Jelena Jankovic.