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Venus comes out on top in battle of the Williams sisters
Venus Williams got the better of her younger sister Serena to make it through to the fourth round at Indian Wells with a 6-3 6-4 win.
Serena was playing in her first tournament since giving birth last September and faced her sister for the 29th time, with Venus winning all but four of their meetings.
Serena saved three break points to hold her first service game but lost her third to love as Venus took a 4-2 lead and served out for the set in 37 minutes.
Venus raced to a 3-0 lead in the second set after breaking her sister twice and had a match point at 5-3 which Serena saved, before Venus saved a break point of her own at 5-4 and went on to take the match.
The number eight seed will go on to face Latvian Anastasija Sevastova who beat Julia Goerges in straight sets 6-3 6-3.
Second seed and Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki is through to the fourth round after seeing off Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 2-6 6-3, while US Open champion Sloane Stephens lost to Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-3.
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Williams adds to list of Australian Open withdrawals
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the season-opening Grand Slam in Melbourne and will not defend the title she won in 2017
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Serena Williams targeting December 30 return to action
Serena Williams will make her playing comeback following the birth of her daughter at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
Williams has not played since winning the Australian Open in January, while she was six weeks pregnant, but will return to court to play French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko next Saturday.
The 36-year-old, who gave birth to Alexis Jr in September, is planning to make a competitive return at the Australian Open next month.
"I am delighted to be returning to the court in Abu Dhabi for the first time since the birth of my daughter in September," Williams told the tournament's official website.
"The Mubadala World Tennis Championship has long marked the beginning of the men's global tennis season and I am excited and honoured to be making my comeback as part of the first women to participate in the event.
"I look forward to seeing the fans in Abu Dhabi at the 10th Edition of the Championship very soon."
Men's world number one Rafael Nadal was also supposed to play in the event but withdrew due to ongoing troubles with his knee.
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Andy Murray speaks out about gender equality in sport
The British number one said having a female coach meant he saw first hand how women aren't always treated the same as men in sport.
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Serena Williams reveals first photos of her daughter
Tennis star Serena Williams has posted the first photographs of her daughter on Instagram and announced the name of her first child.
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Serena Williams gives birth to baby daughter
Reports the tennis star had given birth came moments before her sister Venus took centre court at the US Open.
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Limiting women's tennis to three sets 'degrading'
Female tennis players should play five-set matches because limiting them to three sets is "degrading", academics have argued.
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Pregnant Serena Williams poses nude in photo shoot
Serena Williams is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have the infamous pose to showcase their baby bumps.
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Williams reveals she announced pregnancy by accident
The tennis world number 1 said the photograph she uploaded on social media with the caption '20 weeks' was shared publicly by mistake.
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Williams slams Nastase after weekend of controversy
Tennis star Serena Williams has hit back at Romania's tennis captain Ilie Nastase, accusing him of racially abusing her and her unborn baby.
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