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Serena overcomes slow start to beat Kuznetsova

Associated Press

Thursday, April 3, 2008

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Serena Williams toiled for nearly three hours Thursday to reach match point and then hit two more shots and raised a fist, tired but triumphant. On a muggy, 85-degree afternoon, Williams' newfound fitness may have made the difference. She overcame a slow start to outlast Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open. Williams needs one more win for her fifth Key Biscayne title and second in a row. "I haven't won anything five times, exce ...

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