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Sport: Australian Open 2009

Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Dementieva & Suarez Navarro
Elena Dementieva, left, watches as Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain stoops to play a return stroke during their quarter-final match. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva in action during her quarter-final. Photograph: Julian Smith/EPA
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Spain's Navarro pours water over herself
In a bid to combat the searing heat, Carla Suarez Navarro pours water over herself during the match. Dementieva, the No4 seed from Russia, had a straightforward win 6-2, 6-2. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Esther Vergeer
Esther Vergeer reacts during her women's wheelchair quarter-final victory (6-1, 6-2) over Lucy Shuker. Vergeer is now five-fold Paralympics tennis champion, eight-fold consecutive world-champion, and has been the world's top ranked player since 1999. Unbeaten since January 2003, she may be the most dominant player in any professional sport. Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Kuznetsova eyes Serena
Svetlana Kuznetsova keeps her eyes on Serena Williams during their quarter-final match. Photograph: Pool/Getty Images
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Rod Laver Arena roof closes
The roof of the Rod Laver Arena closes, for the first time in the tournament, in a move to deal with the oppressive heat during the quarter-final match between Williams and Kuznetsova. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Serena Williams of the U.S. is silhouetted
Williams is silhouetted during her quarter-final victory. Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Serena backhand return
Williams plays a backhand. Photograph: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Serena Williams
A happy Serena Williams smiles as she celebrates after winning her match against Kuznetsova 5-7, 7-5, 6-1. Photograph: Oliver Weiken/EPA
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Verdasco celebrates
Fernando Verdasco celebrates after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: Verdasco and Tsonga
Looking like old friends rather than opponents, Fernando Verdasco, left, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga walk off the court together after their four set quarter-final match. Verdasco defeated Tsonga 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to progress to the semi-finals. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Gallery aus open 2009 day 10: A lone fan watches match at the Australian Open
A lone fan relaxes in the stands as he watches Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi beat Aleksandra Wozniak and Daniel Nestor 3-6, 6-4, 10-5 in their mixed doubles quarter-final match. Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters
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