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Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Jelena Jankovic reach French Open third round

May. 28, 2009
Venus Williams saved a match point before beating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5 Thursday and advancing to the third round of the French Open.
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Serena, Dementieva, Jankovic win Tuesday

PARIS, May 26 (UPI) -- Former champion Serena Williams, former runner-up Elena Dementieva and U.S. Open runner-up Jelena Jankovic won Tuesday at the French Open.

Jankovic, Venus win Sony Ericsson openers

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams highlighted Tuesday's round-robin winners at the $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships in Qatar.
Jankovic, Venus advance at French Open

Jankovic, Venus advance at French Open

PARIS, May 26 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams were winners Monday at the French Open, where rain washed out 18 women's matches.
Sharapova seeded No. 1 for French Open

Sharapova seeded No. 1 for French Open

PARIS, May 23 (UPI) -- Newly installed world No. 1 Maria Sharapova was given the top seeding for the 2008 French Open.

Venus Williams reaches U.S. Open semis

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Venus Williams earned a semifinal berth at the U.S. Open Wednesday as she seeks her second consecutive Grand Slam title.

Henin downs Serena to reach Open semis

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Reigning world No. 1 Justine Henin defeated Serena Williams Tuesday advancing to the semifinals of the 2007 U.S. Open.

Jankovic, Chakvetadze to meet in final

'S HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands, June 22 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic and Anna Chakvetadze, both hoping for a major breakthrough at Wimbledon, Friday set up a championship meeting at the Ordina Open.

Henin listed top women's seed at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England, June 20 (UPI) -- Justine Henin, who has played in the finals of the last five Grand Slam events she's participated in, was made the No. 1 women's seed at Wimbledon this year.

Henin, Sharapova look to protect top seeds

PARIS, June 6 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Justine Henin and No. 2 Maria Sharapova each face rising Serbian tennis stars in the semifinals of the French Open in Paris. Henin is seeking her third consecutive French Open title this year and fourth in five years.

Tough French Open draw for Henin

PARIS, May 25 (UPI) -- No. 1-ranked and two-time defending champion Justin Henin opens her 2007 French Open against No. 67-ranked Elena Vesnina, tournament officials said Friday.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler