LYCOS RETRIEVER
Fabiola Zuluaga: Venus Williams
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No 11-seeded Venus Williams beat Fabiola Zuluaga, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, continuing a trend of tight women's matches. Defending champion Anastasia Myskina was upset on the first day, and Davenport and No 2 Maria Sharapova won their opening matches in split sets.
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Venus Williams, of the USA, reacts as she defeats Fabiola Zuluaga, of Colombia, after their fourth-round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 30, 2004. Williams won, 6-1, 7-6. [AP]
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Williams, the 11th seed from the United States, overcame a poor second set to defeat Fabiola Zuluaga of Colombia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in a second-round encounter at Roland Garros. The American committed 45 unforced errors and nine double faults while recording just 17 winners and one ace.Williams next faces 15-year-old Bulgarian Sesil Karatancheva, an upset winner over No. 19 Shinobu Asagoe on Wednesday.
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The ankle looked great in the third game against Zuluaga, when Venus sprinted from the baseline to get to a well-placed drop shot and swatted a winner. Two points later... Venus hit an off-balance forehand into the net, cringed, and put a hand to her midsection.
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