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Serena Williams rolls into Italian Open semifinals
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 18 (UPI) -- American Christina McHale and Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa were among Tuesday's first-round winners at the Mercury Insurance Open.
McHale, the fifth seed, defeated Jarmila Gajdosova 7-6 (7-5), 7-5. Scheepers, the eighth seed, topped Coco Vandeweghe 6-2, 7-6 (7-4).
American Vania King eliminated Kai-Chen Chang 6-1, 6-4 and Yung-Jan Chan of Taiwan advanced when seventh-seeded Yanina Wickmayer retired trailing 7-6 (8-6) after one set.
New Zealand's Marina Erakovic, Hungarian Melinda Czink, Britain's Heather Watson and American Melanie Oudin also posted wins Tuesday.
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ROME, May 19 (UPI) --
Serena Williams collected her fifth title of the year with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the Italian Open Sunday.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, May 19 (UPI) --
Alexei Balabanov, a prominent Russian film director in the 1990s and 2000s, has died in a village near St. Petersburg, a colleague said. He was 54.
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DETROIT, May 18 (UPI) --
An invasive insect from Asia first spotted in Michigan two years ago could pose a major threat this year to fruit growers, officials say.
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GREENWICH, Conn., May 19 (UPI) --
A giant anteater at a Connecticut conservation center gave birth even though she had been separated from her mate for several months, zoo officials said.
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