Venus through to Dubai semis

Question

Venus Williams has reached the semi-finals of the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, with a straight sets victory over Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. The defending champion will play Shahar Peer in the semis.

Answer 1

Williams won her quarterfinal against Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-4. Venus had lost to the Russian twice towards the end of 2009, so it’s a positive result in more than just one way for the defending champ.