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Vesnina beats Venus Williams in 3 sets at Indian Wells (Yahoo Sports)

Posted: March 17, 2017 at 10:22 am   /   by   /   comments (0)

Elena Vesnina, of Russia, left, shakes hands with Venus Williams after their match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. Vesnina won 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Elena Vesnina recovered after blowing three match points to beat Venus Williams 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday night. Vesnina staved off six break points in the last game, falling behind 40-love to start, before closing out the 71-minute match with two forehand winners. Williams overcame three match points on her serve on three straight errors by Vesnina in the eighth game that featured six deuces and lasted for 9 1/2 minutes.



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