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Serena, seven others granted U.S. Open wild card

Associated Press

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Two-time champion Serena Williams and former top 10 players Chanda Rubin and Alicia Molik were among eight women granted wild cards Wednesday for the U.S. Open. The U.S. Tennis Association also awarded nine wild cards for Open qualifying, including one to 25-year-old Alexandra Stevenson, who in 1999 became the only female qualifier in history to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. Williams, who won the Open in 1999 and 2002 and once was ranked No. 1, fell ou ...

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