After taking the first set, the two-time champion blew a 5-2 lead in the second-set tiebreaker before breaking early in the third to seal the match.

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The French Open champion was held up briefly when he squandered a 0-40 lead and three match points at 5-3 but raced through his final service game to seal victory in just over two hours.

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But Sharapova's nerve soon returned as she took an early lead in the tie-break which she never relinquished to seal a win over the Czech who beat her in last year's Wimbledon final.

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The 2004 champion dominated from the outset, taking a 5-2 lead before winning the next seven consecutive games to seal the match.

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After the opening two sets were shared, Serena raced to a 4-1 lead in the decider and broke Venus again in the final game to seal victory.

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And despite a bum ankle against Michigan State, Oladipo tipped in the go-ahead shot, extended Indiana's lead with a dunk, rebounded a last-minute miss and sank both free throws to seal the win.

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Its space and communications division, based in Seal Beach, California, is the lead contractor working on America's national missile-defence system, as well as the provider of the future combat system that is part of the integrated battlespace system for the army.

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