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By Erik Gudris | Thursday, March 17, 2016



An anticipated WTA quarterfinal, that felt more like a final, went the way of top seed Serena Williams at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

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Williams stopped No. 5 seed and defending champion Simona Halep in the Romanian’s bid to defend her title.

“Yeah, it feels really good to get that win. She obviously has been in good form the past couple years. So, yeah, I feel really good just to get under there and buckle down and to win that,” Williams said right after the win.

Halep started off with an early break against Williams in the opening set. But Williams would break back and then take a 4-2 lead thanks to a Halep forehand error.

Williams broke Halep serving down set point when the Romanian sprayed a backhand wide.

Willams roared in celebration with the 6-4 first set.

Williams took control mid-way through the second set with huge hitting on both sides. Once again taking a 4-2 advantage, she never looked back.

On match point, Williams fired down an ace. With that, she secured the convincing 6-4, 6-3 victory.

"It's a lot of love in this stadium, and a lot of Romanians," Williams told the crowd during her on-court interview, offering her apologies to the Romanian’s die hard fans in attendance. "Sorry guys, but there's definitely a lot of love here."

Williams expects a tough match in her upcoming semifinal against Agnieszka Radwanska.

“Obviously she does everything so well, including running, and this is a good surface for her because it's a slow surface. I think I expect there will be a lot of long rallies. Honestly, I will be ready. I really like Aga on and off the court. I think she's super exciting to watch on the court, and off the court I think she's really one of the nicest people. Regardless, I think it will be a really good matchup. Whoever wins will go into the final.”

 

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