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Venus Williams advances to Hong Kong final
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-08 10:33
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.
American Venus Williams returns a shot to Russian Svetlana
Kuznetsova Friday, Jan. 7, 2005. [AP] |
In Saturday's final Williams, ranked ninth in the world, will meet
sixth-ranked Russian Elena Dementieva, last year's two-time Grand Slam finalist.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of the tournament because of a
stomach virus, although she was not in contention for the title after an earlier
loss to Dementieva.
The players were using the Hong Kong exhibition tournament as a warmup for
the Australian Open later this month.
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