Venus seeks 50th WTA title in StanfordSAN FRANCISCO: Top-seeded Venus Williams will play for her 50th WTA title on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in Stanford, in the tournament where she made her professional debut 22 years ago. Williams, who won the Stanford title in 2000 and 2002, won her 49th career singles title in Taiwan in February. Up 5-4 in the second and serving for the match, Williams produced three double faults, wasting two match points. After sailing through the opening set, Williams had to fight her own inconsistent serve in the second. Konta, ranked 18th in the world, reached her first career WTA final with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over second-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova.

Source: Manila Times July 24, 2016 11:03 UTC