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Williams, Kuznetsova, Safina advance

ESPN.com news services

Thursday, June 25, 2009

WIMBLEDON, England -- Even on one good leg, Venus Williams is tough to beat at Wimbledon. The five-time champion wore a strap on her left knee Thursday but still advanced to the third round by beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-2. The tournament favorite, Williams has been hampered by knee trouble in the past, but there was no indication of a problem this week until she walked onto sunny Court 1 bandaged from mid-calf to mid-thigh. Williams let out a yelp when she appeared to pull up on a bac ...

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