: French Open day 4, women’s roundup: Serena Williams earns battling win, Victoria Azarenka cruises #IndiaNEWS Serena Williams survived a scare to extend her latest bid for an elusive 24th Grand Slam

French Open day 4, women’s roundup: Serena Williams earns battling win, Victoria Azarenka cruises #IndiaNEWS
Serena Williams survived a scare to extend her latest bid for an elusive 24th Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu on Wednesday while third seed Aryna Sabalenka won an all-Belarusian battle with Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-5, 6-3.The 39-year-old Williams, a three-time champion in Paris, won 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.The American, seeded seventh, will play compatriot Danielle Collins for a last-16 berth as she looks for a fourth French Open crown, but first since 2015.“It was good competition, she was playing well and I was playing well,??? said the former world number one, who has withdrawn injured mid-tournament on two of her last three visits to Roland Garros.Williams started well on Wednesday with a comfortable opening set, but paid for missing seven of eight break points in the second as world number 174 Buzarnescu forced a decider in a match that thoroughly entertained the fans present.But she double-faulted on break point in the first game of the third set and Williams relatively cruised to the finish line despite some tough rallies in the decider too. The former world number one, who has withdrawn injured mid-tournament on two of her last three visits to Roland Garros, will face fellow American Danielle Collins for a...Read more

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