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Internet Edition. July 1, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Venus Williams into quarterfinals

AP, Wimbledon

Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova.

Bidding for a fifth Wimbledon title, the No. 7-seeded Williams broke in the eighth game of the first set on Monday.

The American raced into a 4-0 lead against the 18-year-old Russian in the second set, but squandered three match points and was broken in the eighth game before going on to win the set.

Williams is yet to lose a set in the tournament.

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