Venus Williams overcame a shaky start to roll to a 6-3, 7-6 (1) victory over fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in front of a modest Monday morning crowd at the Crandon Park Tennis Center.
Venus’ victory kicked off the second week of play at the Miami Open. With her fourth round win, Venus advanced to the quarterfinal at Miami for the first time since 2012.
After her straight sets triumph over Wozniacki, Williams now commandingly leads the match up of former world No. 1 players 7-0. It is Williams’ 16th appearance at the tournament, an event she’s won in 1998, 1999, and 2001.
The three-time champion was in a reflective mood after the match. “I think my first match [here] there was a rat in the stands. They had to stop the match,” she remarked. “It was intense.” At the onset of her match today, however, both players seemingly lacked intensity. The match started with five consecutive breaks of serve, before Williams finally settled in during the sixth game to hold. Both Wozniacki and Williams appeared uneasy at the start of the match, each committing a series of unexpected unforced errors in the first set. After holding, Venus soon found her rhythm and consistently stepped into the court to unleash a barrage of powerful forehands and backhands, forcing Wozniacki to play from well behind the baseline for much of the match.
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