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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24
MIAMI, March 31 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Justine Henin, reigning champion Serena Williams and three-time winner Venus Williams advanced Monday at the Sony Ericsson Open.
Former top-ranked Lindsay Davenport was knocked out of the $3.77 million tennis tournament in Miami.
Henin, the reigning French and U.S. Open champ, beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-2. Henin was last year's Miami runner-up to Serena, who will oppose the Belgian star here, again, in this year's quarterfinals.
Serena beat Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-3 to set up the showdown with Henin. Serena is seeking her fifth title here in seven years, having won from 2002-04 and again last year.
Venus beat 17-year-old Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3. The American won this tournament in 1998, 1999 and 2001.
Venus' quarterfinal opponent will be Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, who posted a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory over 16th-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer.
Davenport lost to Russian Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4.
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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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