Williams overcomes nerves to advance to third round

Second seed Venus Williams survived a second-set scare to edge past Sania Mirza in the second round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2009 - 09:22

Second seed Venus Williams survived a second-set scare to edge past Sania Mirza in the second round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

Williams breezed through the opening set but could covert only one of 11 break points as her unseeded Indian opponent rallied to take the match to a third.

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