Serena Williams of the US beat Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 at the Sony Ericsson Championships here yesterday. In the final match of the opening day at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, the American second seed had a tough match against the Russian. “It was a difficult match against Svetlana. It was a difficult first set tie-breaker as I rolled over my ankle. I got just right after re-taping my ankle,” said Serena. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=October2009&file=Local_News2009102871913.xml

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