Serena
Williams was inspired by older sister Venus' progression to the fourth
round of the Australian Open as she fought back from a set down against
Elina Svitolina.
Williams,
who had to save three set points in the opening set against Vera
Zvonareva in the previous round, fell behind this time to her Ukrainian
opponent before going up through the gears to win 4-6 6-2 6-0.
Serena Williams lost the first but recovered to race past Elina Svitolina to reach the fourth round in Melbourne
And
the 33-year-old then revealed she had been inspired by seeing the score
from her sister's match displayed on television screens inside Rod
Laver Arena.
'I
was a little upset coming out here because she was down a set and a
break and I was destroyed,' Williams said. 'Then I looked up and she was
4-1 up so I thought, "Serena you can do it too". We always motivate
each other.'
Williams
meets world No 24 Garbine Muguruza in the next round, who beat her at
the French Open last year. Muguruza defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-3, 4-6,
6-0.
Svitolina made an excellent start but could not keep up her good form and faded down the stretch
Serena joined her sister Venus in the fourth round after the elder sibling's earlier victory
