Venus Williams registers another convincing victory in Taiwan Open

12 February 2016 09:23

Top seed Venus Williams advanced to the semi-finals of the Taiwan Open after beating Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets on Friday.

Williams has not dropped a set all week and needed just 72 minutes to complete a 7-5 6-2 victory, although the opening set did feature seven breaks of serve.

The 35-year-old American will face Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva in the last four after the third seed beat Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele. Putintseva had taken the first set 6-3 when Voegele was forced to retire due to an injury.

In the other quarter-finals, sixth seed and home favourite Su- Wei Hsieh enjoyed a crushing 6-0 6-2 victory over Russia's Elizaveta Kulichkova, while second seed Misaki Doi received a walkover against compatriot Kurumi Nara.

Source: PA