Venus Out at French Open

Third-seeded Williams playing for third straight day
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted May 29, 2009 9:32 AM CDT
Venus Out at French Open
US player Venus Williams reacts after losing her third round match against Hungary's Agnes Szavay at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 29, 2009.    (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open today, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No. 29 Agnes Szavay of Hungary 6-0, 6-4. Williams was playing for the third straight day. Sister Serena is still alive in the tournament.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic and top-seeded Dinara Safina had little trouble in their matches, both advancing to the fourth round by dominating their opponents yet again. Safina defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-2, 6-0, and Ivanovic beat Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-2. "(The) score doesn't indicate how hard I had to work for some points," said Ivanovic. (More tennis stories.)

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