Venus Williams - Carla Suárez live updates

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 4-6 WILLIAMS: GAME, SET, MATCH! Two regulation misses from Suarez-Navarro helps Williams before a clean winner brings three match points and she gets is done with the first, a forehand flying out of the reach of the Spaniard.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 4-5 WILLIAMS: Suarez-Navarro hangs tough to ask the serve it out question, holding to 30.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 3-5 WILLIAMS: Williams lets out a cry of delight as a forehand winner takes her to game point and she holds to get to within a game of the quarters.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 3-4 WILLIAMS: Williams striking back with some fierce blows. A sweet pass from Williams brings break point but she disappointingly hits a makeable return long. The Spaniard nets and then misses a sitter to hand back the break.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 3-3 WILLIAMS: Williams wobbles at 15-30 with some iffy groundstrokes and a double fault concedes two break points. A backhand winner saves the first but a really lucky net cord puts the Spaniard level.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 2-3 WILLIAMS: A much needed hold for Suarez-Navarro as Williams hits long. Conchita Martinez watches on anxiously.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 1-3 WILLIAMS: Williams looking in the mood now and going for her shots, attacking a vulnerable looking Suarez-Navarro. The Spaniard catches the line with a backhand and rallies to 30-30. But two errant backhands later and Williams has breathing room.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 1-2 WILLIAMS: Williams forces two break points and guesses right at the net as the Spaniard attempts to pass.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 1-1 WILLIAMS: Williams saves a break point with a blazing forehand winner down the line and pulls out a gutsy hold.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-7 1-0 WILLIAMS: After taking the opening set, Williams gets an immediate break chance. She challenges a call that goes the Spaniard’s way and Williams hits wide to hand the opening game to Suarez-Navarro.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-6 WILLIAMS: Suarez-Navarro rips a gorgeous backhand winner across court to take the early advantage but then hits a makeable forehand wide before mistiming another. Venus stretches clear at 4-1 when the Spaniard twice nets but then slices wide as the rain begins to fall yet again… PLAY IS SUSPENDED!

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 6-6 WILLIAMS: Another classic backhand winner from the Spaniard moves her to 40-0 before Williams responds in kind. Williams hits long and we have a tie break.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 5-6 WILLIAMS: Williams successfully challenges a backhand to go 30-0 up. A crunching backhand and Navarro error outs Williams ahead for the first time.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 5-5 WILLIAMS: A sloppy start from the Spaniard, falling 0-30 down with a netted forehand. She makes up for it with a winner off the same flank but then nets a backhand to concede two break points. And Williams gets the job done with a forehand winner into the corner.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 5-4 WILLIAMS: Williams all over the net to kill the point as light rain starts to fall again. The American nets as the game goes to deuce, this match the only one going on as rain continues to fall. Venus fires a backhand winner and takes the game as the Spaniard spins a backhand just wide.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 5-3 WILLIAMS: A forehand winner moves Suarez-Navarro to 40-0 and Williams hooks a forehand wide to put the Spaniard within a game of the set.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 4-3 WILLIAMS: Play continues despite that brief rain shower. It doesn’t distract Williams, who holds an impressive game to 15.

SUAREZ-NAVARRO 4-2 WILLIAMS: Suarez-Navarro stops the rot with a hold to 15 as Williams nets.