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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Five-time champion Venus Williams rallied to defeat Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6 and reach the 3rd round at Wimbledon. Venus Williams spent much of her second round match at Wimbledon on her back foot, fending off a spirited charge from the 2nd-oldest woman ever to reach the 125-year-old tournament’s 2nd round. Ultimately, the No. [...]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Li Na is back in a Grand Slam final, reaching her second straight major championship match by defeating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 7-5 Thursday in the French Open semifinals. The Australian Open runner-up, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam final this year in Melbourne, was able to chase down nearly [...]
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Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Kim Clijsters became the first woman to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, defeating Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-1 today. Kim Clijsters, who hasn’t lost a match at the U.S. Open since 2003, took a few games to adapt to the swirling wind before winning nine of the final 10 games in the 59-minute match. [...]