Venus Williams reaches 3rd round at French Open

[May 29, 2008]  PARIS (AP) -- Venus Williams had a much easier time in the second round of the French Open than in the first.

The No. 8-seeded Williams overcame 25 unforced errors and used a six-game run to take control en route to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over 241st-ranked qualifier Selima Sfar of Tunisia at Roland Garros on Thursday.

Williams' serve was broken to put her behind 2-1, but she didn't drop another game until leading 1-0 in the second set. The American needed three sets to get through her opening match.

She made 16 more unforced errors than Sfar, but made up for that with strong play at the net. Williams won the point on 24 of her 35 trips forward.

[Associated Press]

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