• No8 seed sees off Greece’s Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 • Five-times champion through and plays Daria Kasatkina The calendar insists the end is near for Venus Williams, but the results continue to dissent. The 36-year-old American – the oldest woman in the top 200 and the oldest in the draw here – overcame a game challenge from Maria Sakkari in an entertaining second-round tilt on Thursday to book a meeting with Russia’s Daria Kasatkina in the round of 32. Related: Eugenie Bouchard affords herself a smile after stylish win over Johanna Konta Continue reading...
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