LAST 16. WIMBLEDON 2009
DINARA SAFINA beat AMELIE MAURESMO 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
SABINE LISICKI beat CAROLINE WOZNIACKI 6-4, 6-4
VENUS WILLIAMS beat ANA IVANOVIC 6-1, 0-1 (ret)
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA beat MELANIE OUDIN 6-4, 7-5
FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE beat VIRGINIE RAZZANO 6-2, 7-6(7-1)
ELENA DEMENTIEVA beat ELENA VESNINA 6-1, 6-3
VICTORIA AZARENKA beat NADIA PETROVA 7-6(7-5), 2-6, 6-3
SERENA WILLIAMS beat DANIELA HANTUCHOVA 6-3, 6-1
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QUARTERFINALS
DINARA SAFINA beat SABINE LISICKI 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-1
VENUS WILLIAMS beat AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA 6-1, 6-2
ELENA DEMENTIEVA beat FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE 6-2, 6-2
SERENA WILLIAMS beat VICTORIA AZARENKA 6-2, 6-3
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SEMIFINALS
VENUS WILLIAMS beat DINARA SAFINA 6-1, 6-0
SERENA WILLIAMS beat ELENA DEMENTIEVA 6-7(4-7), 7-5, 8-6
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FINAL
SERENA WILLIAMS beat VENUS WILLIAMS 7-6(7-3), 6-2
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(The pictures above show Elena Dementieva at Wimbledon 2009. She enjoyed an excellent tournament and it took a fine performance by Serena Williams to defeat her in the semi-finals.)