Venus Williams took just two sets to dismiss Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-3, 6-4 – potentially setting her up to meet her sister Serena’s US Open nemesis Vinci in the semis, if they both make it through the quarterfinals. “I’d have been a little bit...
However, Bencic – who had earlier accounted for Australian Samantha Stosur – immediately broke back and set up a final on Sunday against seventh-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.
The Chan sisters then fought back to claim the super tiebreak 10-8 against their Ukrainian-Chinese opponents in 1 hour, 11 minutes, the second straight match in which they were taken to the brink after comprehensively winning the first set. Cibulkova beat Ivanovic in the first...