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Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska returns the ball to Venus Williams of the U.S.A, seventh seed, in the second set of fourth round action at the U.S. Open tennis championship at the U.S. National Tennis Center on September 1, 2008 in Flushing Meadows, New York. Williams won 6-1, 6-3. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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World No. 1 Serena Williams, who started a tear that has ruled women's tennis at Wimbledon since last year, is the No. 1 women's seed for the 2013 tournament.
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland was ushered to a first-round exit by American qualifier Jamie Hampton Tuesday in an Aegon International upset.
Daniela Hantuchova and Simona Halep used WTA wins to make strong moves in the world women's rankings before the Wimbledon draw is made this week.
World No. 1 Serena Williams has put greater distance between herself and other competitors in the women's tennis rankings.
No. 1-ranked Serena Williams battled for a three-set win Tuesday in advancing to the semifinals of the French Open where she'll play Sara Errani.
Defending champion and No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova gained a quarterfinal berth at the French Open with a straight-set win Monday.
No. 1-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the French Open quarterfinals Sunday with her 28th consecutive match win.
World No. 1 Serena Williams reached the fourth round of the French Open with a straight-set win Friday and defending champion Maria Sharapova also advanced.
Serena Williams ran her personal winning streak to 26 matches with an impressive second-round win at the French Open.
Defending champion Maria Sharapova advanced with a first-round victory at the French Open Monday, joining China's Li Na and Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
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