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Article: Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus and [Derived Headline]
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- July 1, 2009
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Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus and Serena Williams
are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final.
Five-time champion Venus overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-
2 on Tuesday, and two-time winner Serena followed her into the
semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenka.
No. 3-seeded Venus will next face top-ranked Dinara Safina, who
overcame 15 double-faults and beat German teenager Sabine Lisicki 6-
7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon semis for the first time.
In the bottom half of the draw, No. 4 Elena Dementieva defeated
Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-2 to set up a semifinal encounter
with No. 2 Serena Williams.
It's the first time since 2006 ...