No all-Williams match after Stosur win
No all-Williams match after Stosur win
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Reigning U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur put the latest matchup in the Williams sisters’ sibling rivalry on hold by rallying past Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup.
The second-seeded Stosur won five of the last six games for a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the quarterfinals on a chilly, windy Friday at the season’s first clay-court event. Stosur now has a chance at knocking out both Williams sisters on consecutive days when she meets Serena in Saturday’s semifinals.
While Stosur had never beaten Venus Williams before, she’s had success against Serena. Stosur beat her to win the U.S. Open title last September and won their only match on clay in the 2010 French Open quarters.
Serena Williams advanced when Sabine Lisicki twisted her left ankle early in the opening set and had to withdraw after five games.
Ninth-seeded Lucie Safarova ousted No. 4 seed Vera Zvonareva, 6-3, 6-3. Safarova will meet No. 14 seed Polona Hercog in the semifinals. Hercog defeated 13th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-2.
Minnesota LB Tinsley found dead, was 22
MINNEAPOLIS — Gary Tinsley, a Minnesota linebacker who had overcome some personal problems early in his Gophers career and was set to earn his degree in just a few weeks, was found dead in his campus apartment Friday morning, university officials said. He was 22.
Tinsley was found unresponsive in his apartment at Roy Wilkins Hall on the Minneapolis campus, university Police Chief Greg Hestness said.
The cause of death wasn’t immediately released as authorities awaited autopsy results from the medical examiner. Hestness said police were not aware of any pre-existing medical conditions that may have caused Tinsley’s death.
Tinsley watched a movie with some teammates in his room on Thursday night and went to bed around 11 p.m., a team spokesman said. One of his roommates was brushing his teeth Friday morning when he heard Tinsley’s alarm sounding without being turned off. When the teammate went to check, he found Tinsley wasn’t breathing.
By wire sources