Venus Williams to get to final
Venus Williams has breezed through the rounds, and even in this semi final encounter with the 5th seed, Russian Elena Dementieva, I don't see Venus having too much of a struggle. There doesn't seem to be much that can stop either of the Williams sisters this year, and Venus' power will be far too much for Elena, who herself has dropped a few sets so far in this championship.
Venus Williams beat Britains Naomi Cavaday 7-6 6-1 and Anne Keothvong 7-6 6-2 in rounds 1 and 2 respectively before going on to beat Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-1 7-5, Maria Sharapova's eliminator, Alia Kleybanova 6-3, 6-4 in round 4 and Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4 6-3 in the quarter finals on Tuesday.
Elena Dementieva had a much tougher run to the semi finals, overcoming Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 6-3 6-7 6-3 in round 1, coming from a set down in round 2 to beat Timea Bacsinszky 4-6 6-3 6-3, beating Gisela Dulko 7-6 7-5 in round 3, Shahar Peer 6-2 6-1 in round 4 and Nadia Petrova in the quarter final 6-1 6-7 6-3 on Tuesday.
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