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Article: Venus can break Grand Slam duck.(Sports)

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August 30, 1999
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VENUS WILLIAMS announced herself as a major force when she stormed to the final of the US Open in 1997, and two years later she looks a good bet to break her Grand Slam duck, writes John Clark.

Just as in the men's event, punters would be unwise to

agonise over anyone outside the top three, with the top three rated players in the world - Martina Hingis, ...

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