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LONDON (Reuters)- - Venus Williams recovered from a shaky start to beat 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 6-3 8-6 in a thrilling second-round match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
"It was tough, she came out and I couldn't get in the game," Williams, who only returned to action recently after months out with an abdominal injury, said in a televised interview.
"She plays so well, every ball hits the baseline. I give her a lot of credit and I'm delighted to come through. I feel like I am playing better than Eastbourne, I'm moving better and I'm not feeling any pain at the moment."
Date-Krumm surged into a 5-1 lead under the Centre Court roof and although American Williams fought back to force a tiebreak, the Japanese won it 8-6 on her fifth set point.
Williams, five-times Wimbledon champion but seeded 23rd this year following injury problems, improved as the match wore on but Date-Krumm refused to lie down.
Williams made the decisive break in the 14th game of the final set, clinching victory in just under three hours when Date-Krumm sent a backhand wide.
(Editing by Ed Osmond)
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"It was tough, she came out and I couldn't get in the game," Williams, who only returned to action recently after months out with an abdominal injury, said in a televised interview.
"She plays so well, every ball hits the baseline. I give her a lot of credit and I'm delighted to come through. I feel like I am playing better than Eastbourne, I'm moving better and I'm not feeling any pain at the moment."
Date-Krumm surged into a 5-1 lead under the Centre Court roof and although American Williams fought back to force a tiebreak, the Japanese won it 8-6 on her fifth set point.
Williams, five-times Wimbledon champion but seeded 23rd this year following injury problems, improved as the match wore on but Date-Krumm refused to lie down.
Williams made the decisive break in the 14th game of the final set, clinching victory in just under three hours when Date-Krumm sent a backhand wide.
(Editing by Ed Osmond)
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