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Serena Williams and Mertens made it to the semifinals of Roland Garros-2016

Серена Уильямс и Бертенс пробились в полуфинал Ролан Гаррос-2016Decided polufinalistov of the Open championship of France on tennis.

Tennis player from Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva almost blocked the path of the current champion of Paris-Serena Williams – 60-I racket of the world won the first set and was a few balls from reaching the semifinals. With the score 4:4 Putintseva was hidden two match-Bola – Williams Jr. from the big problems was a few inches separated.

The American snatched victory in the second game and more initiative from their hands did not miss Serena Williams with huge problems continues defend last year’s victory.

Serena Williams (USA, 1) – Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – 5:7, 6:4, 6:1

For the final of Roland Garros 2016 first racket of the world will argue with another sensation of the tournament – Kiki, Bertens after an unexpected triumph at the clay tournament in Nuremberg in the first round beat Angelique Kerber, and then scored an impressive progress without noticing any obstacles.

See also: Roland Garros-2016: the Williams sisters move on

In the quarterfinals, Bertans showed their character, yielding 4:5, the Dutch have won seven games in a row and went out to the strongest tennis player in the world. Bertens, nothing to lose, and that means Serena will have another tough battle.

Kiki, Bertens (Netherlands) – Timea Alan (Switzerland, 8) – 7:5, 6:2

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