Third seed Venus Williams stepped up her bid for her third U.S. Open title with a convincing 6-4 6-2 win over fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Wednesday. Williams was on the brink of defeat against her first round opponent Vera Dushevina of Russia, but cut out the unforced errors in her second match at Flushing Meadows
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Sharapova on song as L.A. seeds tumble
Maria Sharapova continued her rehabilitation from injury with a comfortable victory at the L.A.