Carla Suarez Navarro News
It was the first time the pair had met on Ashe since Sloane Stephens defeated Madison Keys in the final four years ago for her first – and thus far only – Major title.
Williams' experience and savvy ways showed in critical moments against the 22-year-old Ostapenko as she prevailed 7-6(4), 7-6(3) in a match that took one hour and 46 minutes.
Navarro will now face Madison Keys in the US Open Quater Finals.
German World No. 9 Angelique Kerber beat the Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Dubai Open here.
Carla Suarez Navarro tested the second seed but lost 0-6, 7-6 (3/7), 2-6 in the end.
Estonia's Anett Kontaveit shrugged off a torrid second set meltdown to knock seventh seed Jelena Ostapenko out of the Australian Open on Friday.
Bouchard won the first set 6-1 but then slumped as she lost the next two sets by the same scoreline.
Sania and Martina have now won 22 matches in a row!
The WTA Finals is an annual event played by the top-8 players/pairs of the year.
Venus Williams eased into the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open with a straight-set win over Carla Suarez Navarro on Wednesday.
Poland`s Magda Linette dumped Kazakhstan`s Zarina Diyas out of the Japan Women`s Open on Thursday as seeds continued to tumble at the rain-hit event.
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