Indian Wells, United States- Venus Williams saved three match points as she roared back for a 1-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 victory over old foe Jelena Jankovic on Saturday and a place in the third round at Indian Wells. Serving to save the match, Williams was on the ropes in the 12th game but she saved three match points to force the decider. Williams next faces Czech Lucie Safarova, a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 winner over American Coco Vandeweghe. Jankovic, meanwhile, could only regret her missed opportunities, especially her first match point that Williams saved with a volley winner. Women's fourth-seed Simona Halep of Romania cruised through her opener, downing Croatian wild card Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-1.

Source: The China Post March 13, 2017 02:02 UTC