Venus Williams Avoids Upset And Reaches The Third Round Of Wimbledon

England (AP) — Five-time champion Venus Williams rallied to defeat Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6),6-3, 8-6 and reach the third round at Wimbledon.

Williams trailed 5-1 in the first set Wednesday and saved three set points before holding her own set point at 6-5. Williams saved four more in the tiebreaker before losing the set.
The 23rd-seeded American missed nearly five months of action this year with a hip injury but she returned last week at Eastbour