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Serena Clinches Semifinals Spot, Venus Stays Alive in Doha

Posted: Oct 29th 2009 8:00PM by FanHouse Newswire (author feed)
Filed under: WTA, WTA Rankings

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Serena Williams became the first player to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships on Thursday, defeating Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 for her third straight win in the tournament's round-robin group phase.

Her sister Venus, the defending champion, stayed alive by beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4 for her first win in three matches. She needs Kuznetsova to beat Dementieva on Friday to have a chance of advancing to the semifinals.

Earlier, Caroline Wozniacki overcame severe leg cramps and a tenacious Vera Zvonareva to win 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

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Federer, Serena Advance at Wimbledon

Posted: Jun 26th 2009 12:44PM by FanHouse Newswire (author feed)
Filed under: Wimbledon

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- When Roger Federer misfired on an important shot Friday, his knees buckled and he stomped behind the baseline, miffed at his mere mortality.

The moment quickly passed, and Federer advanced to the second week at Wimbledon by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Federer lost a set for first time this week, with two errant forehands costing him the tiebreaker. That merely extended his Centre Court workout by half an hour.

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Tennis: Why Coaches Get Fired

Posted: Jul 25th 2008 2:00PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Tennis, Women's Sports, FanHouse TV, The Word

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Every star athlete needs help to get where they are. In this video we talk to Samuel Sumyk, coach of Tennis Superstar Vera Zvonareva. Samuel tells us what it takes to make it to the highest levels of the game. We also find out why many tennis coaches of star players only last a few months on the job. Around 2:15 into the video we talk to Jung-Jan Chan, an Olympic prospect who some think will win the gold. She tells us about the difficulties of having a coach who happens to be her dad.

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Tennis: Stars React to Playboy Spread

Posted: Jul 22nd 2008 12:30PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: Tennis, Women's Sports, FanHouse TV, The Word

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

The East West Bank Classic draws some of the biggest names from the world of Tennis. On opening day we were there and talked to Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, Vera Zvonareva and Alexsandra Wozniak. Around 1:55 into the video find out what some of the stars think about Ashley Harkleroad's pictures in Playboy.

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