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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Venus Williams, playing her first tournament since October after recovering from a left wrist injury, advanced to the semifinals of the Memphis WTA Tour event Thursday night, beating Laura Granville 7-6 (2), 6-4.
In men's play, top seed Andy Roddick and defending champion Tommy Haas advanced to the Regions Morgan Keegan quarterfinals. Roddick beat Benjamin Becker 7-6 (4), 6-4), and Haas edged Amer Delic 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5).
Williams, a five-time Grand Slam champion seeking her 34th career WTA Tour victory, will face Romania's Ioana Raluca Olaru in the semifinals. Raluca Olaru led fourth-seeded Samantha Stosur 5-1 when Stosur retired because of a viral condition.
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