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TOKYO -- Montreals Eugenie Bouchard was unable to continue her string of big wins at the Pan Pacific Open, but she impressed American veteran Venus Williams in their quarter-final match Thursday. Adidas ZX Flux Weave . Williams defeated the Canadian 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, but she acknowledged that Bouchard made it difficult for her. "She played so well," Williams said. "Shes going to be a great player -- shes already a great player -- and it was just a fight to the end." Bouchard called Williams a "legend." "I watched her when I was younger," she said on the WTAs website. "Shes a legend and a really great player. So I was really excited to play against her -- but I didnt take my chances enough, and against a player like Venus you need to." The 19-year-old Bouchard put Williams on notice when she built a 3-1 lead. Williams fought back to break the teenager three times in the first meeting of their careers. In the second set, Bouchard capitalized on her second set point, winning the tiebreak 7-4. "I was just fighting until the end," Williams said. "It was disappointing to lose the second set, but to win the third set is the goal, so Im happy." Bouchard had upset sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday, a day after ousting No. 8 Sloane Stephens of the U.S. "Im always disappointed to lose -- I played some good matches here, but I always want to do better," Bouchard said. "I dont think I played as well as I can, but obviously Venus is a great player and she put a lot of pressure on me throughout the whole match. I never really felt in control on the court." Bouchard, making her debut in the Tokyo tournament, is 46th in the world rankings. Williams will face Petra Kvitova in the semis. The seventh-seeded Czech beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-1. Also, fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a semifinal with fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, who ousted second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-4. Wozniacki and Kerber are 3-3 head to head. Wozniacki won their semifinal at Indian Wells in March. Adidas Stan Smith Dames . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Adidas Zx Flux Multicolor Prism . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. http://www.adi-superstar.nl/adidas-zx-750-wit.html .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- A security guard at the Los Angeles Lakers training centre has been charged with stealing two NBA championship rings that disappeared last week. El Segundo police said in a statement Thursday that Eddie J. Monterroso has been charged with felony grand theft and burglary. Hes accused of taking the rings and gift cards valued at nearly $20,000. The statement says detectives began investigating the theft DDec. Adidas Zx Flux Print Roze. 5 and arrested Monterroso outside the practice facility Tuesday. Police say they searched Monterrosos Inglewood home and found the rings from the Lakers 2009 and 2010 championship seasons. Police could not say who the rings belonged to. Monterroso has not entered a plea, and police didnt know if he has an attorney. A phone message left at a possible home number was not immediately returned. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '