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Australian Open 2015: Williams sisters advance to 3rd round
Top-ranked Serena Williams fended off three set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and move into the third round of the Australian Open.
Serena Williams, seeking a sixth Australian and 19th Grand Slam title, saved three set points in the ninth game before holding to swing the momentum of her match against Zvonareva, a two-time Grand Slam finalist who played only five tournaments in 2014.
After breaking Williams’ serve twice in the first set, Zvonareva only won eight points in the second set and didn’t get close to another break-point chance.
Williams will next play No. 26 Elina Svitolina, who beat Nicole Gibbs 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6).
Meanwhile, older sister Venus, had a 6-2, 6-3 win against Lauren Davis. Venus Williams, a seven-time major winner, hasn’t been beyond the third round at a major since reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon on 2011.
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