Venus Williams fought back to down third seed Petra Kvitova 4-6 7-5 6-4 and reac...
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Venus Williams fought back to down third seed Petra Kvitova 4-6 7-5 6-4 and reach the BNP Paribas Open third round on Saturday, while Naomi Osaka got her title defense off to a flying start with a straight sets win over Kristina Mladenovic.
American Williams, 38, turned back the clock in the final two sets at Indian Wells, dialing up the speed on her first serves and playing stout defense to seal a win that looked unlikely when she was down a double break in the second set. Next up for Barthel is a meeting with countrywoman Julia Gorges, who beat Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-3 2-6 6-3 behind seven aces in an evening match.
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