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His next opponent will be the winner of the match between the German Julia Goerges and Vera Lapko of Belarus
LONDON .- The American Venus Williams five-time champion Wimbledon sealed his qualification in the third round of the tournament on Wednesday after returning a set against Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru that he beat by 4-6, 6-0, and 6 – 1-
Williams, winner of the All England Club in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008, caught up with the loss of the first set to win a 12-1 run over a physically exhausted Dulgheru.
] The Romanian, from the previous phase, had to receive medical assistance in the left leg in the middle of the second set.
The oldest Williams, finalist here last year, could lose his "top 10" status if not managed to repeat the result of 2017, when he gave the title fight with the Garbiñe Muguruza .
His next rival will be the winner of the match between the German Julia Goerges and the Byelorussian Vera Lapko . Venus, Serena Williams, also continues to live in the tournament and will face Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova on Thursday for a third-round match.
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