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INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 16 (UPI) -- Russian Elena Dementieva cruised into the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., Tuesday, knocking off Aravane Rezai of France 6-3, 6-3.
The fourth-seeded Dementieva notched three aces and won six-of-seven break points in a relatively easy match against 19th-seeded Rezai.
Dementieva will face fifth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland. Radwanska dispatched Marion Bartoli of France 6-3, 6-2 in 1 hour, 38 minutes.
Defending champion Vera Zvonareva of Russia fell to Samantha Stosur 6-2, 7-5. China's Zheng Jie advanced with a marathon win over Aussie Alicia Molik 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1).
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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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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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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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