Venus and Davydenko take advantage of dry spell
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It was a case of better late than never for Venus Williams and Nikolay Davydenko when the pair made the most of a short dry spell to sneak into the second round of the French Open on Monday.
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Venus Williams dispatched her second Russian opponent in as many days to book a spot in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal won a five-set victory to advance.
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World number four Nikolay Davydenko has been fined $2,000 (976 pounds) for not trying hard enough during his shock defeat by Croatian qualifier Marin Cilic at the St Petersburg Open on Thursday.
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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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GaÃ«l Monfils of France upset top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, yesterday in the first round of the Swiss Open in Gstaad. Monfils and Davydenko were tied at 5-5 in the third set Tuesday when rain forced the match to be suspended.Also, Stefan Koubek of Austria defeated second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, 6-4, 6-3, and third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France defeated Ruben RamÃ­rez Hidalgo of Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
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Venus Williams and her sister, Serena, are both back in the top-10 for the first time in two years despite each losing to Justine Henin in the U.S. Open.
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So there was Venus Williams, on center court at the French Open on the final day of May, wearing a sweatshirt, her game as shaky as the weather was dismal.
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Former champion Venus Williams was pushed to two tiebreakers over two hours by 16-year-old qualifier Ana Ivanovic of Serbia-Montenegro before reaching the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals Thursday.
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Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was pushed to the limit before beating third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals.
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Venus Williams overpowers Maria Sharapova while Rafael Nadal finally clinches victory on another rainy day at Wimbledon.
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Nikolay Davydenko survived a huge scare against 195th-ranked Moroccan wildcard Younes El Aynaoui before he scraped into the second round of the Dubai Open with a 6-7 7-5 7-5 victory on Tuesday.
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Venus Williams was made to work a little harder than expected at the U.S. Open on Wednesday before she battled past Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-4 6-2 to reach the third round.
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Nikolay Davydenko and Tommy Robredo, the top two seeds in the menâs draw at the Pilot Pen in New Haven, were eliminated in straight sets yesterday in the third round.And in the womenâs draw, a qualifier advanced to the semifinals when Agnes Szavay defeated eighth-seeded Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4.Davydenko, the defending champion, lost to Gilles Simon, 6-4, 6-4. Robredo fell to Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-3, 6-3. Igor Andreev beat fourth-seeded David Ferrer, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4.James Blake, seeded third, won, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-1, after being down three match points to Agustin Calleri.
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Amelie Mauresmo of France hits a backhand to Venus Williams during a quarterfinal match at the Advanta Tennis Championships on Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, in VIllanova, Pa.
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French Open runner-up Yelena Dementyeva recovered from a terrible start to beat an emotional Vera Zvonareva 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a bizarre fourth-round match at the US Open on Sunday.
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Venus Williams struggled to beat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 Thursday in the Champions Challenge exhibition tournament.
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NEW YORK -- Russia's Nikolay Davydenko defeated rising British teen Andy Murray 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 at the U.S. Open on Wednesday and advanced to his third Grand Slam quarterfinals this season.