April 26th, 2009
By Jilawatan
Three-set matches have apparently become the norm for Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup.
The 2004 champion lost in three sets in the semifinals of the 2007 Family Circle Cup, her last appearance in Charleston.
Tags: Family Circle Cup, Sabine Lisicki, Sania Mirza, Venus Williams
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April 20th, 2009
By Jilawatan
Number two seed Venus Williams needed three sets to beat Indian Sania Mirza 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the second round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.
After powering through the opening set, Williams was pegged back in the second by a spirited Mirza, who came back from 3-1 down to win five games on the spin.
Tags: Alla Kudryavtseva, Alona Bondarenko, Anastasia Rodionova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Vesnina, Family Circle Cup, Patty Schnyder, Sania Mirza, Venus Williams, Viktoriya Kutuzova
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April 19th, 2009
By Jilawatan
India’s Sania Mirza booked a second-round clash with second-seeded Venus Williams Tuesday with a straight-sets victory in the one million-dollar Family Circle Cup.
Sania Mirza beat Sesil Karatantcheva of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-4 to line up the marquee meeting with Williams, who will be launching her campaign on Wednesday afternoon after enjoying a first-round bye.
Tags: Dementieva, Julie Ditty, Nadia Petrova, Sania Mirza, Sesil Karatantcheva, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva
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April 18th, 2009
By Jilawatan
Three-set matches have apparently become the norm for Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup.
The 2004 champion lost in three sets in the semifinals of the 2007 Family Circle Cup, her last appearance in Charleston.
Tags: Family Circle Cup, Sania Mirza, Venus Williams
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April 15th, 2009
By Jilawatan
Fresh from her doubles triumph in a Florida WTA event last week, Sania Mirza will take on Kazakh Sesil Karatantcheva in the opening round of the USD one million Family Circle Cup clay-court tennis tournament here.
Tags: Family Circle Cup, Sania Mirza, Sesil Karatantcheva, Venus Williams, wta Charts
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