Melbourne: Venus Williams reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in five years, beating Poland's Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-4 on Monday at Melbourne Park. The Wimbledon champion will face fourth-ranked Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals.Williams.
In her first tournament since withdrawing from the season-ending champion at Madrid in November due to illness, lost the 2003 Australian final to sister Serena and hadn't gone beyond the fourth round in the season-opening major since. Venus Williams has six Grand Slam singles titles, but her run to the 2003 final remains her best performance in Australia.
Top-seeded Roger Federer also advanced to the quarterfinals on Monday with a straight set win over Tomas Berdych. Federer won the match 6-4, 7-6, 6-3. Federer had to save two set points in the second set before coming through. He next plays James Blake, who beat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 6-4.
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