EducationGuardian.co.uk | by Katy Murrells, Steve Bierley | Thu, Jan 29
Thu, Jan 29
It will be a winner-takes-all final to usurp Serbia's Jelena Jankovic as the world No1, though few would currently argue against the assertion that Serena Williams, when she puts her body and mind to it, is overwhelmingly the best player in the world. Victory against Safina, last year's b...
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