Venus survives scare

Venus Williams defied the curse of court two for the second time in seven days to finally reach the fourth round of the women’s singles.

The three-times former champion had to come from behind on the “graveyard of seeds” in her first round match against Russia’s Alla Kudryavtseva and was on the brink today before securing a 6-2 3-6 7-5 win over a battling Akiko Morigami.