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Tennis: Serena Williams through to French Open semi-finals

Published: 03 Jun 2015 - 05:26 pm | Last Updated: 13 Jan 2022 - 11:44 am


Paris--Top seed Serena Williams secured her place in the semi-finals of the French Open on Wednesday by defeating Italian 17th seed Sara Errani 6-1, 6-3.

Williams, who is looking for her third title at Roland Garros and 20th Grand Slam crown altogether, will meet either 23rd seed Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland or unseeded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck in the last four.

AFP

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