09/01/2008 - Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Two-time champion Venus Williams was a straight-set fourth-round winner Monday at the U.S. Open.
The seventh-seeded Venus handled ninth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 at Ashe Stadium. Venus advanced in 1 hour, 24 minutes with the help of five service breaks. The big American moved on despite committing 18 more unforced errors (31-13) than her Polish counterpart.
The former top-ranked Venus is a seven-time major titlist, including the last two Wimbledon championships. She captured the U.S. Open back-to-back in 2000 and 2001 and was the runner-up here in 1997 and 2002.
Venus' quarterfinal opponent will either be her fourth-seeded sister Serena or upstart Frenchwoman Severine Bremond. The former world No. 1 Serena owns eight major titles, including the 1999 and 2002 U.S. Open crowns. She was the 2001 runner-up to Venus and beat her older sister in the '02 finale here.
French Open and Olympic runner-up Dinara Safina was an easy fourth-round winner on Monday.
The sixth-seeded Safina handled German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-5, 6-0 on Labor Day at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The red-hot Russian advanced in 1 hour, 15 minutes with the help of five aces and six service breaks, compared to only two breaks for Groenefeld.
Safina reached the finals in six of her previous seven tournaments, including three titles, heading to New York, where she was a quarterfinalist two years ago.
The 22-year-old Safina, the younger sister of men's two-time major champion Marat Safin, lost to current world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the French Open finale back in June and gave way to fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in last month's gold-medal match in Beijing.
Safina's quarterfinal opponent will be 16th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta, who cruised past 32nd-seeded Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo 6-3, 6-0. Pennetta handled Mauresmo in 1 hour, 23 minutes, with the help of a whopping 14 double faults by the Frenchwoman. Mauresmo had her fragile serve broken no less than seven times.
The fading Mauresmo is a former world No. 1 and two-time major champion.
The 26-year-old Pennetta, a two-time titlist on the WTA Tour this season, will now appear in her first-ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.
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<< Sheets exits early as Brewers fall late to Mets
Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead two-run homer
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Nats continue to roll with win over Phils >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Redding had a no-hitter through five
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It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.
As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.
Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.
Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.
Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.
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