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Defiant Venus Williams sets up Konta clash in Miami

Kiki Bertens had Venus Williams on the ropes in a topsy-turvy third-round match at the Miami Open, but the veteran American prevailed.

Defiant Venus Williams sets up Konta clash in Miami
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Venus Williams saved three match points to beat Kiki Bertens in an almighty Miami Open battle and will face defending champion Johanna Konta in the fourth round.

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She's got it

Three-time champion Williams was on the brink of following the likes of her sister Serena, world number one Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki out but hung in there to win 5-7 6-3 7-5 on Sunday. An aggressive Konta had no such trouble, the 11th seed easing to a 6-2 6-1 victory in her first meeting with Elise Mertens.

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Sixth seed Jelena Ostapenko saw off Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2 7-6 (7-2), while Monica Puig followed up her win over Australian Open champion Wozniacki by getting the better of Maria Sakkari 6-3 7-5. Fourth seed Elina Svitolina came from a set down to beat Daria Gavrilova 4-6 6-0 6-1, while two-time Wimbledon champion Petra KvitovaDanielle CollinsAshleigh Barty also made it through. 

She's done it! @VenusesWilliams battles through to the Round of 16 at the @MiamiOpen

She'll play @JoKonta91 after beating Bertens 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. pic.twitter.com/aOwbOZOs70 — WTA (@WTA) March 25, 2018