Sharapova Downs Venus to Reach Zurich Semifinals
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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 just more than an hour to defeat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Swisscom Challenge on Friday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open final Friday with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 victory over Thailand&#39;s Tamarine Tanasugarn.
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- Unseeded Australian Alicia Molik scuppered Maria Sharapova&#39;s hopes of a third straight WTA title on Sunday when she triumphed 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Zurich final.
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Defending Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia has advanced to the semifinals of the China Open women&#39;s tennis tournament in Beijing.
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Maria Sharapova saves two match points before beating Patty Schnyder to reach the French Open quarter-finals.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open quarterfinals Wednesday after overcoming a shaky second set to defeat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
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Justine Henin advanced to the Zurich Open semifinals by defeating 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 6-2. Henin, seeking her ninth title of the year, will play Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone and Tatiana Golovin will meet in the other semifinal.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the final of the Swisscom Challenge, defeating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in one of Saturday's semifinals. The fourth-seeded Sharapova, who eliminated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, extended her winning streak to 12 matches.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova wins the Russian duel with Svetlana Kuznetsova on Tuesday after Venus Williams lost to Alicia Molik on Monday.
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Maria Sharapova advanced to the final for the second straight year, defeating Jelena Jankovic in a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal that was not as close as the score indicated.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the final of the Swisscom Challenge, defeating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in one of Saturday&#39;s semifinals.
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Venus Williams overcame a terrible second set to beat Nadia Petrova in the semifinals 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 on Saturday to tie the Fed Cup match between the United States and Russia at 1.
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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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Second-seeded Maria Sharapova used her strong serve to defeat Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Acura Classic.
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Justine Henin advanced to the Zurich Open semifinals by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 6-2. Henin will play Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone and Tatiana Golovin will meet in the other semifinal.
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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.