Wimbledon, England (GenevaLunch) - The women’s Wimbledon tennis semi-finals will feature Americans Venus and Serena Williams against two Russians: Dinara Safina and Elena Dementiava.
The quarter-final games saw three one-sided matches and a shaky win by Safina. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-3, Venus beat Agnieszka Radwanka 6-1 6-2, and Dementieva crushed Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-2. Safina had more trouble before beating the young German Sabine Lisicki.
The men’s quarter-finals on Wednesday will feature eight different nationalities: the lineup will be Roger Federer v Ivo Karlovic, Leyton Hewitt v Andy Roddick, Andy Murray v Juan Carlos Ferrero and Novak Djokovic v Tommy Haas.
Details, Wimbledon site
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News story, GenevaLunch, 30 June 2009.
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Tags: Dinara, Elena Dementiava, Lisicki, Radwanka, Schiavone, Serena Williams, tennis, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon, Women's semi-finals
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