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Venus Williams of the U.S. returns to Li Na of China during their women's singles quarterfinal tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 14, 2008. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard) |
Venus tumbles to defeat by Li
By
Martyn Herman
August 14, 2008
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Venus Williams was beaten 7-5 7-5 by China's Li Na in the quarter-final of the women's singles on Thursday.
Shortly after her sister Serena had been knocked out by Elena Dementieva, American Venus, the seventh seed, came up against an inspired home favorite.
Roared on by a noisy crowd under the Centre Court floodlights, Li recovered from a slow start to leave the Wimbledon champion reeling.
Venus looked to have steadied the ship when she battled back from 3-0 down to lead 4-3 in the second set but Li continued to play the better tennis and claimed victory when her opponent dumped a forehand into the net on her second match point.
(Editing by Ed Osmond)
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