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Unpredictability advantageous for Venus

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

WIMBLEDON, England -- For so many reasons, Venus Williams' game and grass go together like the ultimate Wimbledon cliché, strawberries and cream. Grass, quite simply, amplifies her overwhelming strengths and minimizes her minor weaknesses. Which is why Williams has won three of the six Wimbledon championships contested since the turn of the most recent century and appeared in five of six finals. Some people were surprised when Williams crept through a crowded field a year ago a ...

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