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Venus Williams falls at Key Biscayne

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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Venus Williams' recent resurgence stalled when she lost in the quarterfinals to No. 12-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 on Tuesday at the Miami Open.

Williams, 34, was broken six times in the final two sets and double-faulted twice in the final game.

"Too many errors, and I was going for it the whole match," Williams said. "Toward the end, I just never found the happy medium between being aggressive and putting the ball in the court."

Williams is a three-time Key Biscayne champion, but her most recent title came in 2001. Her sister, seven-time champion Serena Williams, will play in the quarterfinals Wednesday against No. 27 Sabine Lisicki.

Earlier Tuesday, Andrea Petkovic became the first semifinalist at the Miami Open when she beat Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-2.

Petkovic, seeded ninth, arrived at Key Biscayne with a modest 7-6 record this year but has yet to lose a set. She will next face Suarez Navarro on Thursday.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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