ReutersTennis: Kontaveit upsets top seed Martic to set up Ferro final in Palermo
Playing in her first semi-final since Stuttgart in April 2019, Kontaveit struck 31 winners and broke Martic's serve five times. Martic converted a break point late in the second set to move within one game of Kontaveit but a medical timeout halted her momentum. Instead, it was Kontaveit who powered through Martic's serve to book a place in her third claycourt final.
The GuardianSerena Williams plans to play US and French Opens as she plots safe return
Serena Williams plans to play US and French Opens as she plots safe return * Williams taking extra care after lung problems in the past * ‘I have been a bit of a recluse ... this is my life and my health’
ReutersSerena turned into bit of a recluse during COVID-19
The 23-times Grand Slam champion, who has a history of blood clots and pulmonary embolisms, said she has not taken the virus situation lightly and that her health has been her top priority ahead of her return to competition. "I've been a little bit of a recluse," Williams, 38, said on a video call from Lexington, Kentucky where she will compete in next week's Top Seed Open. Williams, who has also committed to playing in the Aug. 31-Sept. 13 U.S. Open, said it was fun to finally return to tennis but the idea of travelling is not one she took lightly.
