PARIS - Venus Williams stuttered into the third round of the French Open tennis championships today, beating Colombian Fabiola Zuluaga 6-3 3-6 6-3.
The runner-up here in 2002, the American 11th seed overcame a second-set fightback to advance in sweltering conditions at Roland Garros.
After building a 4-0 lead in the third set, Williams allowed Zuluaga to fight back before finally winning through.
The former world No 1 will face either Shinobu Asagoe or Sesil Karatantcheva next.
- REUTERS
Tennis: Venus stutters into third round
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