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London 2012:Venus Williams beats Alesandra Wozniak to advance to 3rd round
“Much improvement in the last few weeks,” U.S. coach Mary Joe Fernandez said. “And this is where she feels at home. It’s great to be back on the grass.”
Williams has won five of her seven major titles at the All England Club, most recently in 2008. Her opponent Wednesday will be No. 7 Angelique Kerber of Germany, who beat Timea Babos of Hungary 6-1, 6-1.
British hopeful Andy Murray, seeded third, reached the third round by beating Jarkko Nieminen of Finland under the Centre Court roof, 6-2, 6-4. Nieminen won cheers for his scrappy play, including a tumble into the first row in pursuit of a shot.
Play on other courts was suspended because of a rain delay lasting more than two hours.
Williams took charge against Wozniak by winning eight consecutive games, which she didn’t realize.
“I know I’m in the zone when I don’t know the scores,” she said. “In the second set, I had to look up and see what the score was. I didn’t realize the first set was 6-1. I’m just playing. So that’s always a good sign.”
With Venus Williams playing so well, the question is: Can she keep it up? She must play every day to reach the final Saturday. Plus she’s playing doubles with her sister Serena.
