Venus defeats Patty Schnyder in three sets at Rome
Posted by Aaress Lawless on May 18, 2006 | Print | Email | Bookmark | Free Subscription
American Venus Williams needed three sets, but she managed to chalk up a win against Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder at the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome, Italy.
Williams, who is the ninth seed at the Tier I tennis tournament, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-1 win. She will face Jelena Jankovic in the quarterfinals tomorrow. Jankovic defeated Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik 7-6(7), 6-1 earlier today.
In another third round match this afternoon, unseeded Martina Hingis defeated Italy’s hopeful Francesca Schiavone in straight sets 6-0, 7-5. Hingis, who is currently at a comeback high of No. 21, won the title in 1998. She will next play another Italian, fifteenth seed Flavia Pennetta. Pennetta won her third round match against Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Earlier action today at the Italian Open included Svetlana Kuznetsova’s win over Anastasia Myskina and Dinara Safina’s defeat of Kim Clijsters.
Photograph used with permission, courtesy of Antonio Costantinni and the Internazionali d”Italia.
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