Serena Closer to No. 1
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After winning the Australian Open Serena Williams has moved up to No. 2 from No. 7 in the WTA rankings released Monday.
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The third-seeded Serena Williams is the first woman in the quarterfinals at the US Open. She beat Switzerland&#39;s Patty Schnyder Sunday, 6-to-4, 6-to-2.
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Serena Williams marched into the third  round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, beating fellow American  Lindsay Lee-Waters 6-4, 6-3.
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NEW YORK - Third seed Serena Williams served up her best performance of the US Open to date as she beat Switzerlandâs Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.
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Serena Williams squeaked into this week's WTA Championships, but she's out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking, leaving Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo to contend for the top spot.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Current world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport and former top-ranked superstar Serena Williams will be among those seeing action Wednesday night at the season-ending $3 million WTA Tour Championships.
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The U.S. Open reached its halfway  point on Sunday after a week dominated by Andy Roddick's serve,  Andre Agassi's age-defying brilliance, a few Olympics hangovers  and, of course, Serena's wardrobe.
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Venus Williams climbed five spots to No. 9 in the rankings Monday, meaning she and her sister, No. 7 Serena, are both in the top 10 for the first time in nearly two years &#151; even though both lost in straight sets at the U.S. Open to eventual champion Justine Henin.
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Twice former champion Serena Williams   recovered from a slow start to beat 17th seed Daniela   Hantuchova 7-5 6-3 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open   on Thursday.
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Sport: Tennis: World No1 remains on course for third straight French Open title after clinical win over Serena Williams.
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Serena Williams marched into the third round of the US Open yesterday, beating fellow American Lindsay Lee-Waters 6-4, 6-3. Grabbing the crowd&#39;s attention with another
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Hardly at her best, barely beating one of the tour's pesky teens, Serena Williams suddenly found herself face-down at the U.S. Open. Running for a ball she couldn't reach, the six-time Grand Slam champion slipped and planted both palms on court to brace herself. Williams shook the sting out of her hands, beckoned a ball boy to retrieve her fallen racket, then took her sweet time before facing break point. Recomposed, Williams smacked a service winner at 111 mph, an ace just as fast, and forced an error. Just like that, she held serve en route to beating 30th-seeded Tatiana Golovin 7-5, 6-4 Friday night to reach the Open's fourth round.
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LONDON (Reuters ) - World number one Justine Henin has moved quietly and efficiently towards Wednesday's Wimbledon quarter-final showdown with Serena Williams.
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Dressed for a night on the town, Serena Williams was all business in her first match in 4 1/2 weeks. Showing little sign of her injury-induced layoff, the two-time U.S. Open champion advanced to the second round with ease, overwhelming Sandra Kleinova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 Monday night.
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Serena Williams demonstrated that her shaky knee is holding up fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.
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Serena Williams Ends Mauresmo&#39;s Bid for Year-End No. 1 Ranking, Will Face Sharapova in WTA Final. Serena Williams waves to the crowd after beating Amelie Mauresmo of France 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in their semifinal
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NEW YORK -- After huffing and puffing her way through her second-round match with Daniela Hantuchova , unseeded Serena Williams looked stronger (and less out of shape) in mowing down her second straight seeded opponent in her attempt to return from the inconsistency, poor fitness, and lack of focus that have continued to plague the career of the winner of ...