Venus soars into last four

Two-time US Open champion Venus Williams remained in contention for a third title after coming from a set down to beat third seed Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) to advance to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows.

“It went the distance,” said the 12th seed, who snapped a personal three-match losing streak against the 22-year-old Serbian. “It was awesome.”