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Pacific Life Open women’s singles semi-final results
March 21 (Reuters) - Pacific Life Open women’s singles semi-final results on Friday (prefix denotes seeding)

Djokovic rolls past Nadal to reach final (AP)

Novak Djokovic rolled to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over defending champion Rafael Nadal on Saturday to earn a spot in the Pacific Life Open final. Djokovic, ranked No. 3 to Nadal’s No. 2, will face the winner of the Roger Federer-Mardy Fish semifinal for the title at Indian Wells. The top-ranked Federer has won the event three of the past four years.

Kuznetsova ends Sharapova’s unbeaten run at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, California, March 21 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova’s perfect start to the year came to a shuddering halt when she lost 6-3 5-7 6-2 to fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Pacific Life Open semi-finals on Friday.

WTA head fires back at Richard Williams (AP)
WTA head Larry Scott said Thursday that he strongly disagrees with comments made by Richard Williams, father of Serena and Venus, regarding racism on the women’s tour. Saying he was disappointed by Williams’ recent remarks during an interview in India, Scott said in a statement: “The Tour has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to racism, and I have previously let Mr.

Dementieva beats Kuznetsova for Dubai title
Elena Dementieva defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Russian final at the Dubai Championship on Saturday to win her ninth career title.