By AFPMore by this AuthorNEW YORKDefying an energy-sapping disease, Venus Williams has pushed herself farther than she ever imagined at age 37 to reach her 39th career Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open. US ninth seed Williams, seeking her eighth Grand Slam title and third US Open crown, defeated Spain's 35th-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Sunday. "In the beginning, when everything is easy, you're healthy, it's easy to play when you don't have those odds against you. Now I'll play players who I've never seen or know their name and you can't let up one point," Williams said. In the case if they do, I will accept it as well if they don't play as well as they want.

Source: Daily Nation September 04, 2017 09:45 UTC