Timea Bacsinszky win's over venus williams into french open 2016

PARIS, France
Timea Bacsinszky  continued her serene progress through the French open draw with a straight set victory over former finalist venus williams on Wednesday.

Entering the tournament as many people's dark horse, Bacsinszky has lived up to her billing, reaching the last eight without dropping a set. Against Williams she was particularly impressive, withstanding a late rally to run out a 6-2, 6-4 victor.

"Being in a quarterfinal in a Slam is like every player's dream," Bacsinszky said. "Like some have achieved it way more times than others, but for me it's my third. I still sometimes cannot believe it, especially if you have a great win on such a good player."