Experience has triumphed over youth as Venus Williams has secured a 6-3 6-4 victory over Belinda Bencic to reach the fourth round of the US Open. Williams started aggressively as she pushed the teenager to break point three times, but Bencic was able to hold serve eventually. read more after the cut
The next time, the 18-year-old, who defeated Venus's sister Serena in the Rogers Cup semi-finals last month, was not as composed as Williams went a break up without conceding in the eighth game.
After successfully serving for a one-set lead, Williams, who has won this Grand Slam twice before, pulled up three break points instantly, but she was unable to convert.
The 35-year-old American paid the price for those missed chances as she went a break down in the fourth game, giving Bencic a lift in a difficult game for the Swiss.
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