Venus Williams advances to final in Qatar
Venus Williams advanced to the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win over Jelena Jankovic.
Williams dominated in the first set, but made more errors in the second as Jankovic dictated play with her aggression. She broke Williams to lead 4-2, and closed out the set with relative ease. But in the third Jelena made more errors and Venus had some luck in the important points.
“The season is over for me. That was my last match of the year. Of course it’s disappointing to lose. But, overall, when I look at it and finishing as the No. 1 player in the world, I can only be proud of myself, and I can look at it in a positive way.”
“I can go to vacation with a smile on my face. It will be really weird not to have my rackets with me. Now I can just put my bikinis, my beach stuff and all that and have fun.”
Williams will face tournament surprise Vera Zvonareva, who defeated fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6 (9-7), 3-6, 6-3 in the other semifinal at the WTA Tour’s season-ending event.