Melbourne 25th January 2010 No.6 seed Venus Williams has brushed off a shaky start to roar into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. The American powered her way to a 3-6 6-2 6-1 victory over Francesca Schiavone, dominating the final two sets . Photo Ray Giubilo

Paris, 3-06-2010 Francesca SCHIAVONE (Ita) gains access to Sunday's final after defeating Elena Dementieva (Rus) 7-6 (3) ret. Photo RAY GIUBILO