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Beijing, China (SportsNetwork. Lanny McDonald Maple Leafs Jersey .com) - High-flying world No. 1 superstar Serena Williams highlighted Thursdays third-round winners at the $5 million China Open. The 2004 Beijing champion topped 2005 titlist Maria Kirilenko 7-5, 7-5 on the hardcourts at the National Tennis Center. Williams is now 8-0 lifetime against the Russian Kirilenko, but she had to work on Thursday. "I just thought, what else can I do except fight for this point and the next point," Williams said. "Maybe I got lucky a little bit -- I just started to relax and kind of swing and not think about it too much out there. Im obviously just really happy to get through this match today." The reigning U.S. and French Open queen Williams is now a brilliant 70-4 this year and seeking her 10th title of 2013. Her quarterfinal opponent on Friday will be sixth-seeded former world No. 1 and 2010 Beijing champ Caroline Wozniacki. Williams is 5-1 lifetime against Wozniacki Meanwhile, third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska routed Slovenian qualifier Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-2 and Wozniacki handled 11th-seeded American Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-1 on Day 6. Radwanska was the China Open champion two years ago and runner-up in 2009. In other third-round action, seventh-seeded Angelique Kerber topped 10th- seeded Italian Roberta Vinci 6-2, 6-4, eighth-seeded former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic destroyed Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-0 in 59 minutes, and Czech Lucie Safarova outlasted German Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-2). Jankovic titled here in 2008 and was the Beijing runner-up in 2007. Petkovic was a finalist in 2011. Fridays other quarters will pit Radwanska against Kerber, fourth-seeded Chinese favorite Li Na versus ninth-seeded Czech slugger Petra Kvitova, and Jankovic against Safarova. Kvitova titled in Tokyo last week by beating Kerber in an all-left-handed final. The 2013 China Open titlist will collect $860,000. Grant Fuhr Maple Leafs Jersey . Bjoergen pulled away from Swedens Charlotte Kalla on the final straight to win in 38 minutes, 33.6 seconds and defend her title from the 2010 Vancouver Games. Kalla was 1.8 seconds back. Heidi Weng of Norway took bronze. Felix Potvin Maple Leafs Jersey . The move - the latest twist in Greeces nearly three-year financial freefall -- is the first such action by any of the countrys major sports bodies. It immediately halts all domestic track and field competitions, including track meets May 12-13 in several Greek cities. http://www.leafshockeyfanstore.com/Joffrey-Lupul-Jersey/ . Top-seeded Djokovic, who is making only his second appearance this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over 54th-ranked Istomin of Uzbekistan. "It wasnt as easy as the scoreline indicates," said Djokovic, who has won in Dubai on four occasions.LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Nevada regulators are considering sanctions against an Ultimate Fighting Championship star accused of avoiding an official who showed up unannounced at his gym to collect a sample to test for banned substances. Nevada Athletic Commission Chairman Francisco Aguilar said Wednesday the panel could act next month on a complaint against Wanderlei Silva. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that attorney Ross Goodman, representiing Silva, conceded during a Tuesday commission hearing that Silva left the building through a back door and should have submitted to the drug test. Doug Gilmour Maple Leafs Jersey. The commission also issued a temporary suspension for 37-year-old UFC light heavyweight Chael Sonnen who retired after testing positive for banned substances in a random test last month. Silva and Sonnen had been scheduled to fight July 5 at the Mandalay Bay resort. Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' ' |
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