Venus Survives Three Set Epic Against Kvitova To Reach Semis
A two-time winner of the US Open on home soil, American ninth seed Williams overcame Kvitova 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-2) in an absorbing quarter-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. There was not much to split Venus and 13th seed Kvitova in New York but the latter’s 45 unforced errors compared to 29 proved to be her downfall after two hours, 34 minutes. It will be an all-American affair in the semis as 37-year-old Williams and Sloane Stephens do battle....