TOKYO, Oct 4 (AFP): Reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams struggled in the first set Thursday against Australia's Alicia Molik but eventually prevailed to move into the semi-finals at the Japan Open.
The American top seed, heavily favoured to win here, lost her serve twice in the first set, each time on a double fault, but the six-time Grand Slam winner's experience helped her to a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 quarter-final win.
"I had some problems with my errors, which was frustrating," said the world number eight Williams, who hit six double faults.
Venus Williams into Japan Open tennis semis
FE Team | Published: October 05, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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