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American Tennis Stars Advance at Paris Open VOA Sports 9 Feb 2002 05:21 UTC 
Americans Venus Williams and Monica Seles have advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Open indoor tennis tournament in France.
The fifth-seeded Seles upset number-two Justine Henin of Belgium 6-4, 6-3 in their quarterfinal match Friday. Seles will meet Jelena Dokic in the round-of-four, after the fourth-seeded Yugoslavian came back from a loss in the first set to beat number-eight Elena Dementieva of Russia, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.
Top-seeded Venus Williams of the United States also moved into the semifinal round. She scored an easy 6-2, 6-1 victory over number seven Silvia Farina Elia of Italy. The American will play defending champion Amelie Mauresmo for a place in the final, after the Frenchwoman defeated Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-2, 6-2.
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