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CHARLESTON, S.C., April 16 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic downed Alexandra Stevenson 7-5, 6-0 Wednesday in a second-round match at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C.
The event's defending champion encountered stiff competition in the first set when she dropped two service games.
In the second set, the Serbian star did not lose a game but had to save three break points.
On Thursday, she faces a quarterfinal match against Russian Anastasia Rodionova.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, Rodionova beat France's Aravane Rezai 6-3 6-4; No. 4 Elena Dementieva of Russia beat American Jill Craybas 6-0, 6-2; No. 7 Patty Schnyder of Switzerland topped Olga Govortsova of Belarus 7-6 (7-2), 6-0; and No. 9 seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia trounced Spain's Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-1, 6-0.
Other winners Wednesday included No. 11 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and No. 12 Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia.
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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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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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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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