Serena Williams fights back against Yulia Putintseva to make last four
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ByEurosport
Updated 02/06/2016 at 21:59 GMT
Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-4 6-1 to progress to the last four at Roland Garros.
Serena Williams waves as she leaves the court.
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Putintseva secured a second break of the Williams serve at 5-5 during the first set and then held to love to open a one-set advantage, having made only two unforced errors the whole set.
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Serena struggles past Putintseva to reach Paris semi-finals
The world number 60, who overcame Carla Suarez Navarro in the fourth round, secured an immediate break in the opening game of the next set to put herself in a commanding position.
However, Williams, a three-time winner at Roland Garros, rattled off the next four games to swing the momentum back in her favour.
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US player Serena Williams returns the ball to Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva during their women's quarter-final match at the Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open in Paris on June 2, 2016
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Yet, Putintseva stemmed the tide and levelled the second stanza at 4-4 but Serena’s guile and experience saw her take the match to a decider.
The world number one claimed the final set 6-1 to move into the semi-final, where she will meet either Kiki Bertens who beat Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 5-2.
"I didn't think I was gonna win that in the second set," the 21-times grand slam champion said after booking her place in the semi-finals.
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