WINNER: Serena Williams hits a return to Elena Dementieva during their WTA Tour Championships tennis match in Doha.Copyright...
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Elena Dementieva sends Venus Williams crashing < ');" class="size11 blue"> Rate: Venus Williams wilted in Qatar's desert heat on Tuesday as feisty Russian Elena Dementieva staged a remarkable WTA Championships comeback to defeat the title-holder 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2.Williams had led 6-3, 3-1 before Dementieva recovered to record only her third win in 12 meetings with the great American, and first since...
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Venus Williams wilted in Qatar's desert heat on Tuesday as feisty Russian Elena Dementieva staged a remarkable WTA Championships comeback to defeat the title-holder 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-2.Williams had led 6-3, 3-1 before Dementieva recovered to record only her third win in 12 meetings with the great American, and first since 2004.Dementieva, playing in her ninth season-ender, stunned the seven-time major...
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Serena Williams saved family honour Tuesday after her big sister, defending championDuelling with Russian Dinara Safina for the tenuous world No.1 ranking, Serena beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in her first group match at the year-end championship.Venus choked while serving for a straight-set victory to open the door for Russian Elena Dementieva's 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 victory.The Maroon group...
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Serena Williams saved family honour Tuesday after her big sister, defending champion Venus, stumbled on the opening day of the Sony-Ericsson Championships.Duelling with Russian Dinara Safina for the tenuous world No.1 ranking, Serena beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in her first group match at the year-end championship.Venus choked while serving for a straight-set victory to open the door for...
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Doha, Oct 28 : Serena Williams saved family honour Tuesday after her big sister, defending champion Venus, stumbled on the opening day of the Sony-Ericsson Championships.Duelling with Russian Dinara Safina for the tenuous world No.1 ranking, Serena beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in her first group match at the year-end championship.Venus choked while serving for a straight-set victory to open...
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Venus Williams reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships on Friday with a little help from Svetlana Kuznetsova. Jelena Jankovic also advanced by routing Caroline Wozniacki.Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in their last round-robin match, securing Williams' passage into the knockout round. Dementieva would have advanced with a win, but was dominated by her fellow Russian less...
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Venus Williams reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships on Friday with a little help from Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Jelena Jankovic also advanced by routing a tired Caroline Wozniacki.Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva 6-3, 6-2 in their last round-robin match, which secured the American’s passage into the knockout round.Dementieva would have advanced with a win but was dominated by her...
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Venus Williams of the US is pictured in action on October 29. Photo Courtesy: AFP.Defending champion Venus Williams reached the semi-finals of the WTA Championships without hitting a ball on Friday, as organisers avoided potential embarrassment over the event's scoring system.Williams reached the last four - along with Jelena Jankovic and Caroline Wozniacki - despite losing two of her three round-robin...
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marched into the semi-finals of the WTA Championships on Thursday with a comfortable win over Elena Dementieva [Serena's 6-2, 6-4 victory completed a 100 percent record for the American in Maroon Group and confirmed her as the first player through to the last four at the season-ending showpiece.Venus, who suffered narrow defeats to Dementieva and Serena in her first two matches, beat Svetlana Kuznetsova...
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