In Indian Wells at the WTA Premier Mandatory tournament in the third round match, the sisters Venus and Serena Williams.

The victory in two sets was gained by Venus - 6: 3, 6: 4. The meeting lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes.

Williams the eldest defeated his younger sister for the first time since 2014. However, she did not win Serena in two sets since 2008.

Thus, Venus reduced the gap in the confrontation of the sisters - 12-17.

Note that for Serena tournament in Indian Wells was the first official tournament after returning to tennis. In September 2017, the sportswoman gave birth to a daughter, and in November she played a wedding.

Recall that the first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina completed her performance at this tournament after the defeat in the third round. Elina lost to the 27th rating number of WTA Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro.