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Azarenka's reward is a clash with unseeded German Anna-Lena Groenefeld, who beat Australia's Alicia Molik 6-4 6-4.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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The 23rd-ranked Molik has now defeated three of the world's top 15 players in the last three weeks.
CNN: Henin-Hardenne reaches semifinals
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There was better news for Kleybanova's compatriot Nadia Petrova , who needed 70 minutes to beat home favourite Alicia Molik 6-4 6-1.
BBC: Australian Open: Seventh seed Jelena Jankovic falls
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Jankovic, a leading contender for this event, defeated Australia's Alicia Molik 6-0 6-4 in a match that finished at nearly 2100 local time.
BBC: Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki make progress
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French second seed Amelie Mauresmo overcame stubborn Russian fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 4-6 6-2 and plays Australia's Alicia Molik for the other final place.
CNN: Henin-Hardenne reaches semifinals
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"I'm not surprised she's got this far, " Mauresmo said of Molik.
CNN: Henin-Hardenne reaches semifinals
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Molik, who captured her second career title last week in Stockholm, powered her way into the semifinals with a 6-3 6-4 win over Japan's Ai Sugiyama.
CNN: Henin-Hardenne reaches semifinals
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Two seeded players lost in the first round on Tuesday, as number 11 Olga Poutschkova was upset 6-0 6-0 by Angelique Kerber of Germany and number 10 Severine Bremond was defeated 4-6 6-3 6-4 by Alicia Molik.
BBC: SPORT | Tennis | Cavaday claims second-round spot
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The Belgian, bidding for back to back grand slams at the Australian Open later this month, won the first eight games against Molik, who is returning to major tournament action after being sidelined since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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