And she'll get another taste Thursday when Venus plays Hingis in the second semifinal. As long as her daughter wins, Mom will be happy. But Oracene sure wouldn't mind if Venus took care of business in straight sets. Good to see that sportsmanship is alive in men's tennis. In the first game of the fourth set of their quarterfinal match, Arnaud Clement conceded the point on a winner by Yevgeny Kafelnikov that was erroneously called out.
Karmic justice is alive and well.
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