threat, Vesnina needed to fight through qualifying just to reach the main draw of the Miami, but the veteran Russian caused one of the biggest shake-ups of the event thus far, outsteadying No.10 venus williams 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2.
"That was a great match, great fight," she told Andrew Krasny during her on-court interview. "It's always an honor to play against Venus. She's a great champion. We played many times against each other and it's always been a pleasure to play her and it's always been a tough match-up.
"I'm really happy that I won today."
"I honestly was a little bit shocked after the first set, thinking, 'Ok, what's going on?'"
The second set was a more even affair; though Vesnina took what appeared to be a decisive break in the seventh game, Venus broke back at the eleventh hour, saving a match point on the Russian's serve at 5-4.
"Even when I was up 5-3, I felt Venus was playing better and better and she raised her level up."
Pushing the second set into a tie-break, the momentum swung back and forth before Venus swept the final two points, ensuring that the crowd would see a final set.
"She was serving incredibly; on the tie-break she played at a very high level of tennis."
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