CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Venus Williams bounced back from a slow start in her first tournament since winning Wimbledon to defeat Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-love in a first-round match at the Acura Classic.<br/><br/>Williams
Monday, July 30th 2007, 10:30 pm
By: News On 6
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Venus Williams bounced back from a slow start in her first tournament since winning Wimbledon to defeat Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-love in a first-round match at the Acura Classic.
Williams needed just 50 minutes to finish off her Russian opponent. Ninth-seeded Elena Dementieva rebounded for a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 win over Catalina Castano.
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