BEIJING - OCTOBER 05: Anastasta Pavlyuchenkova of Russia returns a shot against Venus Williams of USA in her second round match during day four of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 5, 2009 in Beijing, China. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

BEIJING - OCTOBER 05: Anastasta Pavlyuchenkova of Russia returns a shot against Venus Williams of USA in her second round match during day four of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 5, 2009 in Beijing, China.

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