Venus was broken early on in the first set at the first sit down she was 2-1, when she took a time out on a knee injury. The first set went on and on in a topsy turvy manner until they reach 6-6
where Venus lead 5-3 in the tie break. She then went to lose it 7-5, after foot faulting.
Venus, then somehow bludgened her way to a 7-5 win in the second set coming back from being a break down at 5-4 with Vera only 3 points from victory, and Williams from a humiliating defeat. She managed to find form and win the next seven games. Giving Venus a 4-0 lead in the third, the drama doesn't end there Dushevina came back to 4-3 before Venus finally after 2hours and 43 minutes came through into the second round.
In a post match interview Venus stated "She was playing very well. I had a challenge on my hands today. But I wanted to win" adding "Each good shot and each not-so good shot I put behind me"
I was totally nerved racked about this match, Venus has never lost opening encounters at the US Open and she wasn't going to start now.
I especially liked her Tweet before she went to bed.
"Gnite everyone! Success tonight depsite a few hiccups. I am going to get some rest and gear up for the next match!"
Follow her on twitter http://twitter.com/Venuseswilliams
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