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Venus Williams reaches first Indian Wells semis since 2001

Updated on: 17 March,2018 08:24 AM IST  |  California [U.S.A]
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American tennis star Venus Williams cemented her position in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters, after recording a straight-sets victory over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain here on Friday

Venus Williams reaches first Indian Wells semis since 2001

Venus Williams
Venus Williams


American tennis star Venus Williams cemented her position in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters, after recording a straight-sets victory over Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain here on Friday. The 37-year-old needed just over an hour to clinch a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 win over Navarro in a one-sided quarter-final clash of the women's singles event. Ecstatic with her victory, Venis said that she was satisfied to play deep in such big tournament and earn a victory with huge margin.


'I'm definitely happy. You kind of hope for this kind of scoreline, but you never know if you're actually going to get it. I was happy with way I played.Playing deep in a big tournament is exciting, fantastic," the WTA quoted Venus, as saying. With the win, the former world number one has made it to her first semi-final of the Indian Wells in last 17 years.


The seven-time Grand Slam champion last reached the last four at Indian Wells in 2001, when she withdrew from the tournament due to tendonitis and handled sister Serena a walkover into the finals. Venus will now lock horns with Daria Kasatkina of Russia for a place in the summit showdown of the women's singles event.

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