Venus rolls into semis, Nadal plays catch-up
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Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday while tournament organizers cast anxious glances to the sky.
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Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after powering past Carlos Moya.
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Erasing a two-set deficit despite playing on a fourth consecutive day, Rafael Nadal beat Mikhail Youzhny in five sets yesterday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
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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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VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Fifth-seeded Venus Williams advanced to the second round of the Advanta Tennis Championships, beating local favorite Lisa Raymond 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday night.
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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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Venus Williams stretches for the ball during her first round match with Lisa Raymond at the Advanta Championships Tuesday, Nov 2, 2004 in Villanova.
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Venus Williams gave a supreme effort in the Fed Cup semi-final against Russia after coming off the high of winning her fourth Wimbledon title but came up short in Sunday's decisive doubles match in Stowe, Vermont.
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Wimbledon resumes this morning with the resumption of several matches that began yesterday. Second-seed Rafael Nadal wasn't able to finish his match with Robin Soderling as rain shut things down with the score 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 4-6, 2-0 in favor of Nadal. Fourth seed Nicolas Djokovic, sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko and number-16 Lleyton Hewitt were leading their matches when play was stopped.
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Twice champion Venus Williams overcame early jitters to beat nemesis Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday and secure a clash with world number one Justine Henin in the U.S. Open semi-finals.
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Venus Williams moved to within two matches of a fourth Wimbledon singles crown after a straight sets win over former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quarter-final here on Thursday.
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Wimbledon action today includes Amelie Mauresmo, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal.
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Defending champion Venus Williams outlasted U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (5) Friday to advance to the final of the Hong Kong Champions Challenge.
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World number two Rafael Nadal eased into the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar ATP Chennai Open on Friday, setting up a mouth-watering duel against Spanish compatriot Carlos Moya.
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London - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova defeated Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the $1.3m WTA event in Zurich.
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are in semi-final action at Wimbledon, to be followed by the women's final.
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American Venus Williams said coming to Stowe, Vermont for this weekend's Fed Cup semi-final against Russia was a great follow-up to a hectic London fortnight that netted her a fourth Wimbledon singles title.