Williams advances in Bank of the West Classic tennis at Stanford University in California
Venus Williams smiles after match point against Elena Dementieva of Russia at the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on August 1, 2009. Williams defeated Dementieva 6-0, 6-1. UPI/Terry Schmitt
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