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Venus advances

Posted by Greg Lee, Globe Staff August 12, 2008 01:44 AM

BEIJING -- Venus Williams advanced to the third round of the 2008 Olympic Games women's tennis tournament with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic at the Olympic Green Tennis Center Tuesday afternoon. Her next opponent will be the winner of the Casey Dellacqua (Australia)-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) match.

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