DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Top-ranked Serena Williams had little trouble joining sister Venus, in the Dubai Championships semifinals on Thursday. Seahawks Earl Thomas III Limited Jersey . Serena, playing her first tournament since a fourth-round loss at the Australian Open, had little trouble bypassing fifth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. The only blip in Williams game came when she lost serve in a tentatively played fifth game in the first set. "She was the better player tonight," Jankovic said. "Way better. "I just played a bad match on my terms." The only drama in the 76-minute match came in the final game with Jankovic serving. The umpire, Kader Nouni of France, told Jankovic she was serving too fast and then too slow, when taking more than the 25 seconds allotted. Williams was briefly brought into the fray when Jankovic made note that Williams often took more than the 25 seconds allowed to serve. After the match, the players conversed at the net and both reported they left the court on good terms. "I told her at the end, Look, I didnt mean anything. Im sorry if I played slow," Williams said. "She was like, No, it was more like they say (I) play too fast and then too slow. She said she couldnt get it right. "I was like, Look, are we cool because Im cool with you?" In that final game, Jankovic initially rebounded from love-40 before Williams won on a fourth match point with a scorching forehand passing shot. Williams will play Alize Cornet of France in the semifinals. Cornet scored a 7-5, 6-3 win over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. Venus Williams reached her fourth Dubai semifinal with a 6-3, 7-5 win over qualifier Flavia Pennetta of Italy. Williams, who won this title in 2009 and 2010, had to serve for the match twice in the second set. "She just keeps fighting," Williams said of Pennetta. "She stays relevant. Thats what she does really well. I have to give her credit for that." Serving at 5-4 in the second set, Williams missed out on a match point when Pennetta hit a forehand crosscourt winner to bring the score to deuce. Four points later and Pennetta broke serve to even the score at 5-5. After Pennetta dropped serve in the 11th game Williams had a second chance to close out the match. Initially, Williams fell behind 0-40. On a second match point Pennetta popped a return long to concede the win. Williams will play eighth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, the 2011 Dubai champion, in Fridays semifinals. Wozniacki had little trouble dispatching 27th-ranked Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 6-2. "That was really pleasing, and I always know that Sorana can be a tricky opponent," Wozniacki said. "I felt like I served well and I put the pressure on her and played the way I wanted to play today." Although not guaranteed, Venus Williams wasnt opposed to thinking ahead to the possibility of an all-Williams final on Saturday. "It would be fantastic," Venus said. "But we both have to get there." Seahawks Kam Chancellor Elite Jersey . Torontos embattled mayor showed up at Rogers Centre on Sunday to watch his Argonauts lose the East final to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36-24, ignoring a request from the CFLs commissioner that he stay away. Seahawks Malcolm Smith Authentic Jersey . Oh sure, technically the NBAs current lockout state began on July 1st at midnight when the old collective bargaining agreement between the players union and the league expired, but that was just a placeholder date.TORONTO -- Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish has won his third straight CFL Canadian player of the week award after his career game against rival Edmonton. Cornish ran for a career-best 185 yards and a touchdown as the Stampeders beat the Eskimos 20-18 on Friday and moved into second place in the CFL West. The New Westminster, B.C., native helped his team to the close win with a 59-yard touchdown run with 5:57 remaining in the fourth quarter. Torontos Chad Kackert won the offensive player of the week award. Winnipegs Jason Vega took the defensive award and teammate Demond Washington claimed special teams honours. Kackert rushed for a career-high 172 yards and three touchdowns and added 67 yards on six receptions in the Argonauts 45-31 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Seahawks Kam Chancellor Lights Out Jersey. . The win moved the Argos into a tie for first with Montreal in the CFL East. Kackert is the second Argo in a row to earn the award, with Chad Owens winning last week. Vega registered six tackles and three sacks -- both career highs -- in the Bombers tough 25-24 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Washington compiled 114 yards and one touchdown on four punt returns and 31 yards on two kick returns as the Bombers came close to avenging a 52-0 loss to Saskatchewan a week before. ' ' '
