Venus will face another ‘easy’ qualifier in the 3rd round.
by bahamaderek on Sep.02, 2010, under Venus Williams
Venus Williams was pushed all the way by aggressive Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino in the second round of the US Open.
Williams, a two-time champion at Flushing Meadows, needed a tie-break to win an opening set containing no breaks of serve.
The American finally broke in the fourth game of the second set to take a 3-1 lead before going on to post a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 victory.
Williams faces another qualifier in the third round after Mandy Minella, the world number 185 from Luxembourg, dispatched 32nd seed Tsvetana Pironkova for the loss of just four games.
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