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	<title>WTA Tennis Tour News &#187; Serena Williams</title>
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		<title>Makarova downs Serena Williams in stunning upset</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ekaterina Makarova]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a stunning upset, No. 56 ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia defeated No. 12 seed, Serena Williams of the USA in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3 in round 4 of the Australian Open. Williams had seven double faults, several to set up break points, to allow Makarova to earn one of the biggest wins of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena Williams wins easily in Melbourne</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 13 seed, Serena Williams of the USA, had a relatively easy win over No. 44 ranked, Tamira Paszek of Austria in the 1st round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday. After an uneven start, the 30-year-old former No. 1, Williams, won the last 5 games of the match, serving 4 aces to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clijsters works through rehab, plans for 2012 season</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/10/clijsters-rehab-2012-season-wta-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off court news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Clijsters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Open defending champion, Kim Clijsters, is planning to try to defend her title in Melbourne in 2012. Clijsters has not played much since winning her first Australian Open title last January. She has been hampered by foot, shoulder and abdominal injuries. She dropped out of the top 10 this week, marking the first time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena Williams withdraws unexpectedly from China Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tournament withdrawals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The former World No. 1, Serena Williams of the USA, and 2011 U.S. Open runner-up has pulled out of the China Open for a second year in a row. Serena was scheduled to play in Beijing, but the tournament website said the American star failed to show up on Friday, the day she was due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stosur dominates to claim U.S. Open title over Serena Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/09/stosur-serena-williams-us-open-wta-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>

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		<title>Kvitova downs Sharapova for Wimbledon championship</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/07/kvitova-sharapova-wimbledon-championship-wta-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wimbledon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petra Kvitova]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 8 seed, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, realized her dream to become a Wimbledon champion by defeating a former Wimbledon champion, No. 5 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. It looked to be a great final from the start, as Sharapova was finally able to make it back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bartoli stops Serena Williams&#8217; hopes for comeback</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/06/bartoli-serena-williams-wimbledon-wta-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wimbledon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marion Bartoli]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No. 9 seed, Marion Bartoli of France, shows her excitement after defeating Serena Williams of the USA in round four of the 2011 Wimbledon championships in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(8-6). Serena had no answer for the determination and powerful strokes hit by Marion. Serena seemed a little off balance the first set, and picked up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena Williams tops Rezai in first match in almost a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wimbledon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aravane Rezai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simona Halep]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After not playing for almost a year, Serena Williams of the USA won her first match at Wimbledon over France&#8217;s Aravane Rezai in a hard fought 3-setter, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, closing it out with her 13th ace. Serena had been off the court for almost a year, first because of a cut tendon in her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena Williams has emergency treatment for blood clot in lungs</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/03/serena-williams-has-emergency-treatment-for-blood-clot-in-lungs.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off court news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serena Williams received emergency treatment for a blood clot in her longs on Monday at a Los Angeles hospital, then returned to her home in the city. Nicole Chabot, a spokeswoman for Williams, said that the tennis star “underwent emergency treatment for a hematoma suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena Williams withdraws again, announces a new start-up date</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serena Williams is at it again, and it is getting old. She withdrew last week from the Nike Clash of Champions exhibition March 8 in Eugene, Ore. It was going to be the first time she had played publicly since July. She has been out with a still mysterious foot injury for which she has [...]]]></description>
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