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'More consistent' Venus tops Schiavone in straight sets; Ivanovic next in semis

Associated Press

Friday, October 17, 2008

ZURICH, Switzerland -- Venus Williams beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-3, 6-3 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Zurich Open. Williams, seeded third, won this tournament in 1999. She next faces second-seeded Ana Ivanovic, who defeated Czech teenager Petra Kvitova 6-1, 6-4. Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain also advanced and will meet in the semifinals Saturday. Pennetta was coming off an upset of top-ranked Jelena Jankovic. Williams improved to 5-0 against Schia ...

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