Vera Dushevina

...5-3 in the second set she double-faulted twice to lose the match. Kleybanova will now play either Olga Govortsova of Belarus or Vera Dushevina of Russia in the semi-finals. The event has a weakened women's draw because seven of the world's...

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...two more breaks to win the set and the match in one hour 25 minutes. Kleybanova will now meet Olga Govortsova of Belarus, who beat Vera Dushevina of Russia 6-3 6-0. Italy's veteran Francesca Schiavone, seeded eight, looked in command of...

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Venus advances at China tennis Open (AFP) AFP - Venus Williams of the US returns a shot to Vera Dushevina of Russia during their first round match at … by Susan Stumme Susan Stumme - 31 mins ago BEIJING (AFP) - Venus Williams dug deep to...

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...dug deep to advance to the second round of the China Open yesterday in Beijing. Williams, the world number three, came onto centre court at the Olympic Tennis Centre with all guns blazing to defeat Russia's Vera Dushevina, 6-2, 7-6 (7/1).

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...struggled with a knee problem in recent months Third seed Venus Williams was three points from defeat before recovering to beat Russia's Vera Dushevina in the first round of the US Open. Williams, 29, required treatment to her left knee...

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Venus stays on course at US Open (AFP) AFP - Third-seed US tennis player Venus Williams returns a shot to Russia's Vera Dushevina during the first … 1 hr 13 mins ago NEW YORK (AFP) - Venus Williams reached the third round at the US Open...

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...a big deficit. Quite close to losing in the U.S. Open's first round for the first time, Williams came all the way back from a set and a break down to beat 47th-ranked Vera Dushevina of Russia 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-3 Monday night. "I had a...

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Venus survives big scare at US Open (AFP) AFP - Third-seed US tennis player Venus Williams returns a shot to Russia's Vera Dushevina during the first … 19 mins ago NEW YORK (AFP) - Venus Williams came within three points of a...

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...Romania's Sorana Cirstea, 6-2, 6-2. Second-seeded Serena Williams played Estonia's Kaia Kanepi later Sunday in a bid to join older sister Venus, who beat Russia's Vera Dushevina 6-2, 7-6 (1) Saturday. The Williams sistes are among the...

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