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Five alive

Serena stays on course with Mauresmo rout

Posted: Tuesday June 03, 2003 9:51 AM

PARIS (Reuters) -- Serena Williams stunned Amelie Mauresmo and silenced an expectant French crowd Tuesday, romping into the Roland Garros semifinals 6-1 6-2.

The top seed and defending champion savaged the world No. 5 from the start, never giving Mauresmo a chance to settle on center court.

The 64-minute demolition was Serena's performance of the tournament and one which will cause semifinal opponent Justine Henin-Hardenne to sleep uneasily.

The other semifinal will pit second seed Kim Clijsters against Russia's Nadia Petrova.


 
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