SAN FRANCISCO: Top-seeded Venus Williams booked her semifinal berth at the WTA hard court tournament in Stanford, California, on Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over 17-year-old wild card CiCi Bellis.

Ranked seventh in the world, the 36-year-old Williams needed only an hour to get past the 203rd-ranked Bellis in an all-American clash.

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