DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Venus Williams pummeled Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-1 in a second-round match between former world No. 1s at the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. Williams showed the form that once delivered her seven Grand Slam titles. Ivanovic couldnt take advantage of the two break-point opportunities Williams offered in the sixth game of the first set. "Im just trying to play well every day, take one point at a time and learn from my mistakes every match, try to go out there relaxed with a clear mind," said Williams, who won back-to-back Dubai titles in 2009 and 2010. A wild card entrant, Williams lost only seven total points in her other six service games as she moved to a 9-2 record against Ivanovic. However, the Serbian had won their last encounter in a three-set Auckland final last month. "Weve played many times in the past," Ivanovic said. "I definitely think she was a lot more aggressive (than in Auckland). She was stepping in the court way more, coming to the net more often." In the quarterfinals, Williams will play Italian qualifier Flavia Pennetta, who upset second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-1. "The conditions for me are tough," Radwanska said. "The ball was really flying. "When I dont feel the ball, its not good." She led 4-1 then lost eight games in a row to be 6-4, 3-0 down. Radwanska, the 2012 Dubai champion, also was ousted in the second round at the Qatar Open in Doha last week. In another upset, third-seeded and defending champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic joined Radwanska on the sidelines. Kvitova had a 6-1, 4-2 lead, but couldnt close the door on tenacious Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, who won their two hour, 16 minute battle 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). "I start really well, I play pretty aggressively, I made a lot of winners, and she didnt have really time to hit well as she did after," Kvitova said. 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Meanwhile, Paul Pogba led the way as Juventus stayed on course for a third consecutive title with a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Bologna.For the past few days Cabbie and I have been in Washington taping a few segments. One will play on SportsCentre this evening and feature some of the Washington Wizards discussing the playoffs and possible matchup with the Toronto Raptors. Another is a segment with the legendary rapper NAS who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his historic debut album Illmatic.While we were here we also had a chance to tape a really fun skit with some members of the Washington Capitals. I dont want to give too much away about what we did or what you will see in a week, however I will share this one photo of Brooks Laich, Cabbie, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dustin Penner.Im not going to explain why those guys were wearing those fantastic t-shirts, howeverr I can tell you that Dustin planned on wearing his out to the bar later that night.dddddddddddd The guys were all amazing. We really cant say enough great things about Brooks Laich, he may be one of the most genuine people in the NHL and Dustin Penner has been a Cabbie Presents favourite for a long time.His sense of humour is one of the best in the league. A great example of that is when he took to Twitter a few weeks ago when he first arrived in Washington and tweeted out that he needed a ride home from the grocery store.The times we have featured Dustin on the segments he has always managed to steal the show. Here is a couple examples:As well as this segment where he did not know that we were going to FaceTime him: ' ' '