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Venus opens with win in Beijing

Source: BBC

Beijing : China | 2 months ago

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The American came back from 4-0 down in the second set to win 6-2 7-6 (7-1) at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. Tenth seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy beat China's Han Xinyun 7-6 (7-2) 6-2. Dinara Safina and Serena Williams are among the leading women in action...

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