Venus Williams Avoids Upset And Reaches The Third Round Of Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Five-time champion Venus Williams rallied to defeat Kimiko Date Krumm-6-7 (6), 6-3, 8-6 and reach the third round at Wimbledon.


Williams trailed 5-1 in the first set Wednesday and saved three game balls before holding his own set point at 6-5. Williams saved four more in the tiebreaker before losing the set.

The 23rd-seeded American missed nearly five months of action this year with a hip injury, but returned last week in Eastbourne.

The 40-year Date-Krumm became the second oldest woman to reach the second round at Wimbledon in the Open era in which she defeated Katie O'Brien in his opening match.