Venus beats Heather at Silicon Valley Classic
Friday - August 3, 2018 12:34 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Venus beats Heather at Silicon Valley Classic
San Jose (US) Aug 3 (IANS) Venus Williams beat Britain s Heather Watson in a three-set battle at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament here.
The third-seeded Williams recovered from a mid-game slump to win 6-4 4-6 6-0 on Thursday evening.
She is now the highest ranked player left in the competition reports EFE news agency.
She will play Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarter-finals.
The tournament is being played at the San José State University Tennis Center.
The event is a ladies-only competition including singles and doubles with total prize money of $799 280.
--IANS ajb/
The third-seeded Williams recovered from a mid-game slump to win 6-4 4-6 6-0 on Thursday evening.
She is now the highest ranked player left in the competition reports EFE news agency.
She will play Maria Sakkari of Greece in the quarter-finals.
The tournament is being played at the San José State University Tennis Center.
The event is a ladies-only competition including singles and doubles with total prize money of $799 280.
--IANS ajb/
