Venus Williams beats Urszula Radwanska to Reach Taiwan Open Quarterfinals
Venus Williams converted five of seven breakpoint chances to beat the unseeded Urszula Radwanska in straight sets in the second round of the Taiwan Open.
Top-seeded Venus Williams overpowered Urszula Radwanska of Poland, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Taiwan Open on Thursday. (Serena Williams vs Venus Williams: Five Classic Matches)
Williams converted five of seven breakpoint chances against the unseeded Radwanska and set up a quarterfinal against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia.
Williams was a surprise first-round loser at the Australian Open last month, but appears to have regained the form that allowed the seven-time major winner to return to the top 10 late last year.
In other second-round matches, No. 2-seeded Misaki Doi of Japan advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Magda Linette of Poland and Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland upset fifth-seeded Zheng Saisai of China 6-4, 6-4.