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ACAPULCO, Mexico, March 3 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy Thursday advanced to the semifinals of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL tennis tournament at Acapulco, Mexico.
Pennetta, the defending champion, rallied to beat Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0.
No. 2 seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany also advanced by topping American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-1, 6-2.
In other quarterfinal action, Emilie Loit of France beat Argentina's Natalia Gussoni, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 and Maret Ani of Estonia beat Laura Pous Tio of Spain, 7-5, 6-3.
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PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked women's tennis players, picked up wins Friday at the French Open.
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NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. author Lauren Weisberger is working on a sequel to her 2003 blockbuster novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," EW.com reported.
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HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) --
The silhouette created as Venus transits the face of the sun Tuesday will be widely visible across seven continents, U.S. space officials said.
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HOLMES BEACH, Fla., June 1 (UPI) --
Employees at a Florida grocery store restrained a Cuban sandwich thief by sitting on him until authorities arrived, police say.
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