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Serena Williams withdraws from Acura Classic

Posted: Friday July 30, 2004 3:16PM; Updated: Friday July 30, 2004 3:24PM
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CARLSBAD, California (Ticker) - Now, there are no Williams sisters left in the Acura Classic.

Top seed Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match against Russia's Vera Zvonareva on Friday with a left knee injury and joined sister Venus on the sidelines.

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Venus Williams pulled out earlier in the week with a sprained right knee.

Zvonareva received a walkover into Saturday's semifinals and was joined in the final four by No. 5 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia, who routed American Amy Frazier, 6-2, 6-1.

The top American left is No. 4 seed Lindsay Davenport, who takes on No. 8 Ai Sugiyama of Japan in one of two remaining quarterfinal contests.

In the other quarterfinal, French Open champion Anastasia Myskina, the third seed, faces No. 6 Maria Sharapova in a battle of Russians.

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