Venus Williams returns to the semifinals at the US Open after 7 years beating Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals in the third set for 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 in one of the best matches seen this year. It was the most anticipated confrontation between the only two tennis players running in the quarterfinals to be able to boast Grand Slam titles: seven the American, two the Czech. On the one hand, the oldest player on the board with her 37 years. On the other hand, the 27-year-old from Bilovec re-emerged after the long stop following the dramatic assault she suffered at home before Christmas and the operation in hand. A welcome rendezvous. Venus won, but they both deserved it. The third set, which lasted over an hour, was a unique show for the level of tennis expressed by the two contenders, for the intensity and emotionality put on the field that kept the audience in suspense until the last ball. played. At 37, therefore, Venus Williams is the oldest semi-finalist in a Grand Slam tournament since 1994, when Martina Navratilova entered the top 4 at Wimbledon. For Venus Williams, 2017 is confirmed as the year of rebirth, after the two finals at the Australian Open in January and at Wimbledon in July. He will face compatriot Sloane Stephens, once again the protagonist after the foot injury, in an all-American semifinal. The American, number 83 in the world rankings, defeated Anastasija Sevastova, number 6 WTA and sixteenth seeded for the second time by 3-3, 6-7, 6-26, in two hours and 17 minutes. in the quarters in New York. For Sloane it is the first semifinal in the Stars and Stripes Slam.
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