Serena Williams Defeats Li Na to Advance at 2013 Sony Open

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: March 26, 2013

commentComment        

Serena Williams fought from behind on Tuesday to defeat Li Na and advance to the semifinals of the 2013 WTA Sony Open in Miami, according to SI.com (via Twitter):

Serena completes the comeback to beat Li Na 63 76(5) with a fantastic passing winner. Will have to see how her leg is.

— Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) March 26, 2013 Williams played a sloppy match and fell behind 5-2 in the second set, but she rallied to win in a second-set tiebreaker to take the match in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Williams' early struggles were highlighted by six double faults.

The current women's world No. 1, Williams is the top overall seed in the women's draw, and has dropped just one set in four match wins in Miami this March.



Williams has won the Miami Masters event five times over the course of her decorated career, but not since 2008, when she defeated Jelena Jankovic in the final.

The 31-year-old tennis superstar has just one singles title in 2013, winning the WTA Brisbane International in lead-up to the 2013 Australian Open last January, but she does boast an impressive 16-2 singles recording through the first three months of the season.

She has won two of the last three Grand Slam tournaments on the women's side (15 singles majors overall), and will look to inch closer to Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time Slam list by winning her second career French Open title this June.

At this tournament a year ago, Williams lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Wozniacki. Now she will take on the winner of Agnieszka Radwanska (4) versus Kirsten Flipkens (30) in the semifinals on Thursday. 

 

 

Follow Bleacher Report Featured Columnist Patrick Clarke on Twitter. 



Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com

...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!