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Aus Open: Ana Ivanovic beat Venus Williams
Ivanovic beat Venus Williams for the very first time in her career, the final scoreline was 7-6, 6-4 handing Ivanovic a semi final berth.
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- Updated: January 28, 2008 02:43 PM IST
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Ivanovic beat Venus Williams for the very first time in her career in a match where both players matched one another in the unforced errors department, the final scoreline was 7-6, 6-4 handing Ivanovic a semi final berth.
The 20-year-old will face Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the last 4 while fellow Sebian Jelena Jankovic will square off against Maria Sharapova in the other semi- final.
In the men's game Novak Djokovic defeated fifth seed David Ferrer in straight sets to book his place in the men's semi finals. The 3rd seed beat Ferrer 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 and will face either Top seed Roger Federer or James Blake in the semis.
Sebian tennis fan were delighted in Melbourne as both Novak Djokovic and Ana Ivanovic advanced to the men's & women's singles' semi finals of Australian Open respectively.Ivanovic beat Venus Williams for the very first time in her career in a match where both players matched one another in the unforced errors department, the final scoreline was 7-6, 6-4 handing Ivanovic a semi final berth.
The 20-year-old will face Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the last 4 while fellow Sebian Jelena Jankovic will square off against Maria Sharapova in the other semi- final.
In the men's game Novak Djokovic defeated fifth seed David Ferrer in straight sets to book his place in the men's semi finals. The 3rd seed beat Ferrer 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 and will face either Top seed Roger Federer or James Blake in the semis.
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