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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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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Venus Williamsâs 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) victory over Jelena Jankovic gave her a berth in the semifinals of the United States Open for the first time since 2002.
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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 strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday when it was world number one Roger Federer's turn to get bogged down in the rain.
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On a day when rain washes out most matches at the French Open, Venus Williams joins sister Serena in the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2005 U.S. Open.
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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 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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Trailing 3-5 in the third set, three-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams rallies past Akiko Morigami 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in a third-round match Monday. Up next: Maria Sharapova.
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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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Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal and Lleyton Hewitt are in early action at Wimbledon on Thursday.
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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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Maria Sharapova reaches the Zurich semi-finals with victory over Venus Williams.
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Venus Williams was forced to come from behind in both sets before beating Frenchwoman Camille Pin 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open second round on Thursday.
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Venus Williams and Marion Bartoli contest the women's final while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both win at Wimbledon.
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Venus Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the second round of the Fortis Championships.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia beat former world number one Venus Williams of the United States 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge WTA tennis tournament.