Venus rallies to win marathon match
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March 27, 2012, Tuesday
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WEARY winner Venus Williams stood near the net swatting souvenir balls to cheering fans, but a marathon match had taken its toll, and one attempt didn't even reach the stands.
Williams had already expended all of her energy, erasing a match point and outlasting Aleksandra Wozniak 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in Sunday's third round at the Sony Ericsson Open in Florida.
Williams is playing in her first tournament since withdrawing from the US Open in August after being diagnosed with a fatigue-causing autoimmune disease. The three-set victory was her second in less than 48 hours, and took nearly three hours. "I just kept coming back," Williams said. "I tried not to let anything discourage me."
Other winners included Rafael Nadal, bidding for his first Key Biscayne title, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Wozniak served for the match at 5-4 in the final set, but dumped a forehand in the net when she had a match point. Williams claimed to be unaware Wozniak had been so close to victory. "She had match point?" Williams said. "Oh no. Thank God I'm oblivious to the score a lot of times."
Williams had already expended all of her energy, erasing a match point and outlasting Aleksandra Wozniak 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in Sunday's third round at the Sony Ericsson Open in Florida.
Williams is playing in her first tournament since withdrawing from the US Open in August after being diagnosed with a fatigue-causing autoimmune disease. The three-set victory was her second in less than 48 hours, and took nearly three hours. "I just kept coming back," Williams said. "I tried not to let anything discourage me."
Other winners included Rafael Nadal, bidding for his first Key Biscayne title, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Wozniak served for the match at 5-4 in the final set, but dumped a forehand in the net when she had a match point. Williams claimed to be unaware Wozniak had been so close to victory. "She had match point?" Williams said. "Oh no. Thank God I'm oblivious to the score a lot of times."
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