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.
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.
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.
Results elsewhere
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 Kvitova, Danielle Collins, Ashleigh 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
She's done it! @VenusesWilliams battles through to the Round of 16 at the @MiamiOpen
— wta (@WTA) March 25, 2018
She'll play @JoKonta91 after beating Bertens 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. pic.twitter.com/aOwbOZOs70