Venus Williams overcame the Canadian Eugenie Bouchard in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 and qualified for the semifinals of the tournament in Tokyo.

The American tennis player has obviously overcome her back pain and will face Petra Kvitova or Svetlana Kuznetsova to qualify for the final.

Venus Williams had already shortened the journey to Victoria Azarenka (the second player in the world) and Simona Halep.