Venus advances to quarterfinals at Zurich Open
16/10/2008 16:21
Third-seeded Venus Williams beat Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4
yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the Zurich Open.
The 28-year-old
American saved four break points in the match, one in the first set and three in
the second.
Bondarenko saved two match points while serving at 5-3, but sent
a forehand long on match point in the next game.
Williams will next play
either Maria Kirilenko of Russia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy, who were to
play later yesterday.
17th-ranked Flavia Pennetta of Italy beat Nadia Petrova
of Russia 6-1, 6-1, and Swedish qualifier Sofia Arvidsson defeated Sybille
Bammer of Austria 0-6, 7-5, 6-4.
The Italian next faces top-ranked Jelena
Jankovic.
Xinhua
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