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Serena Williams digs deep to beat Watson
Heather Watson gave world No. 1 Serena Williams all she could handle at Wimbledon on Friday. She led 3-0 in the third set.
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It was looking like that kind of day for Williams, who had also struggled in patches at the French Open. Watson had a chance to serve out the third round match.
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But Williams is hard to put away, and she proved it once again, winning the third set 7-5. The "Serena Slam" and the calendar-year slam are thus still possibilities.
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Williams clinched victory with a fierce backhand that caught the line on Center Court. Watson challenged but was proved incorrect.
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But Watson competed well in front of her home crowd. The fans -- and Williams -- applauded her as she left tennis' most famous court.
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Up next for Williams is older sister Venus, who had no such troubles Friday. She crushed Aleksandra Krunic.
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Serena leads Venus 14-11 in their head-to-heads but Venus won their last encounter one year ago in Montreal.
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Their last meeting at a grand slam came at Wimbledon in 2009, when Serena beat Venus in straight sets in the final.