Venus Williams beats Petra Kvitova to seal semi-final berth

New York Sep 6 (IANS) Star tennis player Venus Williams defeated Petra Kvitova to book a place in the semi-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadows here.

The 37-year-old veteran American seeded 9th won 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-2) in a thrilling match against her no. 13 seed Czech opponent on Tuesday who produced a remarkable run to a Grand Slam quarter-final only nine months after suffering an injury to her playing hand during a knife attack at her home reports Efe.

After each taking a set by the same score the pair played out a thrilling finale that ended in a tie-breaker with Williams being roared on to victory by the loud 23 000-strong crowd inside Arthur Ashe stadium.

Venus will face compatriot Sloane Stephens in the semi-final.

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