GRUELING: Venus Williams took nearly three hours to beat Kiki Bertens on the hottest day of the tournament and next faces defending champion Johanna Konta
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 27, 2018
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AP, KEY BISCAYNE, Florida
Taiwan’s Chan sisters on Sunday survived a scare to advance to the quarter-finals of the
Chan Hao-ching, left, and Latisha Chan pose for a photograph at the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, on Sunday. Photo: Screen grab from Facebook
women’s doubles at the Miami Open, while Venus Williams saved three match points to rally past Kiki Bertens in the third round of the women’s singles.
Second seeds Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan rallied after a disappointing second set to defeat Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine and Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia 6-3, 1-6, 10-7 in 1 hour, 17 minutes.
The Taiwanese duo saved five of 10 break points and converted four of eight to advance to a quarter-final against Czech sixth seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, who defeated Spanish pairing Lara Arruabarrena and Arantxa Parra Santonja 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 10-7.
In the women’s singles, Williams slammed a forehand winner on the final point to win a seesaw marathon and she had enough energy left to spin in delight at the net, a triumphant fist leading the way.
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