Venus Williams advances into China Open
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Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball to Vera Dushevina of Russia during a women's singles first round match at the 2009 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 3, 2009. Williams won 2-0. |
Venus Williams advanced into the second round of tennis China Open by defeating Vera Dushevina of Russia in two straight sets 6-2, 7-6(1).
Williams, third seed of the tournament, dominated the first set by winning it 6-2 with ease.
However, the second set was really tough. Dushevina, ranked 47 in the world, found her rhythm gradually while the Amerian made several unforced errors.
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Vera Dushevina of Russia returns the ball to Venus Williams of the United States during a women's singles first round match at the 2009 China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct. 3, 2009. Dushevina lost the match 0-2. |
The Russian broke Williams twice and saved her own to make a 4-0 lead, but Williams did the same thing after that as she made it equal 4-4. The third seed found her form back in the tie-break as she won it 7-1.
