She may have needed eight match points to do it, but Venus Williams beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in her first round match at the WTA Brasil Tennis Cup. Olga Puchkova pulled off a big upset.
Daniela Hantuchova led Slovakia into the semifinals of Fed Cup for the first time since they won the title back in 2002. Next up for Slovakia is Russia, who clinched a win over Japan in the doubles.
