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A look back at sports

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Sports pictures of the year

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Serena Williams beats Kuznetsova to reach Miami final

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Thu Apr 3, 2008 6:17pm EDT

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MIAMI (Reuters) - Defending champion Serena Williams battled to a 3-6 7-5 6-3 victory over world number four Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the Sony Ericsson Open final on Thursday.

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Williams will play the winner of Thursday night's other semi-final between world number three Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva in Saturday's final.

Williams, who had to cope with hot and humid conditions, is bidding to equal Steffi Graf's record of five title successes in the tournament.

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