WILLIAMS GOOD AT DAY JOB TOP-RANKED STAR CRUISES TO STRAIGHT-SET VICTORY OVER FRANCE'S DECHY.Byline: A.J. Perez Staff Writer MANHATTAN BEACH Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. - After reaching the summit of women's tennis, top-ranked Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams, (born September 26, 1981) is an American former World No. 1 ranked female tennis player who has won eight Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles.[1]. might be setting her sights on another challenging endeavor. ``I'm a struggling actress,'' Williams proclaimed. That may be, but she showed no signs of laboring in at her day job on stadium court during her third round match of the JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1. Open at the Manhattan Country Club on Thursday. Williams - whose only hint of the injury she sustained in practice last week was a bandage on her left knee - needed only 56 minutes to dispatch No. 15 Nathalie Dechy of France 6-2, 6-1. It was Williams' 21st consecutive victory. After winning the match in which she compiled four aces with no double faults, Williams said, half-jokingly, she would like to star in a movie opposite the likes of Sean Connery or Anthony Hopkins. Like countless thousands here in the Southland, the Compton native even has an idea for a script and she's taking acting lessons Williams was a guest voice along with her sister, Venus, in an episode of the ``The Simpsons'' last year and she appeared in a Jay-Z music video. She also filmed a cameo for the movie ``Black Knight Black Knight A company that makes a hostile takeover offer on a target company. Notes: An allusion to the fairytale villains, this term demonstrates how a targeted company sees its adversary. ,'' but it didn't make the final cut. Serena Williams said her tennis career keeps her from taking advantage of other offers. But moments later she again dispelled any rumors of an impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. early retirement - movie career and all. ``As long as I stay focused and keep working hard, I'll be around,'' Williams said. ``The way things are going right now, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if I ever want to retire.'' Williams will face No. 12 seed Chanda Rubin in the quarterfinals today at 12:30 p.m. Rubin upset eighth-seeded Daja Bedanova 6-2, 6-1 in their third round match. In the featured evening match, second-seeded Jennifer Capriati was forced to the only three-set singles match of the day before winning 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 6-2 over No. 16 Tamarine Tanasugarn. Capriati was up two breaks in the second set before Tanasugarn took advantage of a horde of Capriati unforced errors to pull even at 5-5. The two proceeded to break each other's serve and the second set entered a tiebreak tie·break n. See tiebreaker. . With four unanswered errors, Capriati lost the tiebreak 7-3. Capriati said it wasn't a coincidence that she played better in the first set while the sun was out. She had LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. LA·SIK n. Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia. eye surgery two years ago and she's seeing one of the side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. of the procedure in recent months - seeing halos at night. ``It's frustrating because I don't know what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. ,'' Capriati said. She did regroup re·group v. re·grouped, re·group·ing, re·groups v.tr. To arrange in a new grouping. v.intr. 1. To come back together in a tactical formation, as after a dispersal in a retreat. in the third set and finally took advantage of a weak Tanasugarn serve to put the match away in 2:09. Another ailing American took the court Thursday afternoon and also won with relative ease. Third-seeded Lindsay Davenport need 1:06 to beat No. 13 Tatiana Panova in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Playing in her second tournament since having knee surgery in January, Davenport stumbled slightly midway through the second set. After breaking serve, Panova won her serve to cut Davenport's lead to 5-4. The set seemed to be heading Panova's way when she went up love-30 and then had a break point at 30-40, but Davenport forced deuce before closing out the match. ``I'm just trying to play as well as I can,'' Davenport said. ``It's tough not playing for so many months, but beating so many good players is helping me gain confidence.'' Fourth-seeded Jelena Dokic advanced when her opponent, Janette Husarova, retired with a lower back sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. while down 4-0 in the first set. Dokic will face Rita Grande, who beat Katarina Srebotnik in the third round, today at 11 a.m. --Notes: Dokic said she has spoken with her father, Damir, about plans to move from Yugoslavia to England, but denied that a relocation was imminent. A report surfaced Thursday that Damir Dokic is so enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. with Yugoslav officials that he plans to relocate fifth-ranked Jelena, who he coaches and manages. The spat stems from Damir Dokic's stalled plans to build a mansion and tennis center in Belgrade, the Yugoslav capital. ``I've had enough of everything,'' Damir told Belgrade daily Vevernje Novosti. --Today's singles matchups: Dokic vs. Grande, 11 a.m.; Williams vs. Rubin, 12:30 p.m.; Ai Sugiyama vs. Capriati, 2 p.m.; Danilidou vs. Davenport, 7 p.m. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Serena Williams prepares to blast a backhand against Nathalie Dechy at the JP Morgan Chase Open in Manhattan Beach. Williams won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, to move on to the fourth round. (2) Russia's Tatiana Panova hits a backhand against Lindsay Davenport in their third-round match in Manhattan Beach on Thursday. Ric Francis/Associated Press |
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