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Federer, Blake to meet in Aussie Open quarters
Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open for the first time in five years and James Blake for the first time, period. Roger Federer advanced, as usual. Federer, aiming for a third consecutive Australian title and a fourth in five years, had to save two set points in the tiebreaker en route to a 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-3 fourth-round win over No. 13 Tomas Berdych on Monday. The Swiss star is into his fifth straight quarterfinal at Melbourne Park and next will play Blake.

Open-Venus ousted as Europeans dominate in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Europe tightened its stranglehold on this year’s Australian Open when America’s sole survivor in the women’s singles, Venus Williams, was blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Djokovic stops Hewitt’s run in his homeland
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UPDATE 1-Open-Less than perfect Hantuchova into semifinal
MELBOURNE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A refusal to dwell on tiny mistakes vaulted Daniela Hantuchova into her first grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open, the ninth-seeded Slovak said.

Henin, Sharapova cruise at Aussie Open
Justine Henin decided she didn’t want to work overtime, unlike several others, it seems, in the Australian Open. The top-ranked Henin beat Hsieh Su-wei, the first Taiwanese player through to the fourth round of a Grand Slam event, 6-2, 6-2 on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals. Henin, riding a 32-match winning streak that extends to the Wimbledon semifinals, will play the winner of the Maria Sharapova-Elena Dementieva match. “I never guess.