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Serena Williams needs one more win for her fifth Key Biscayne title.
Williams overcame a slow start and sore back Thursday to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
The match took nearly three hours, and it turned into a test of stamina on a muggy, 85-degree afternoon. In the final set, Williams broke for a 5-3 lead when she skipped a backhand off the net cord, leaving Kuznetsova with an awkward backhand she dumped into the net.
Williams slammed her 12th ace to reach match point. Kuznetsova then sailed a lob long, and Williams raised her fist in weary triumph.
She improved to 46-5 at Key Biscayne, where she won titles in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007. In Saturday's final, the No. 8-seeded Williams will play the winner of the semifinal Thursday night between No. 4 Jelena Jankovic and No. 19 Vera Zvonareva.
Full article here:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2008-04-03-key-biscayne_N.htm