Daniela Hantuchova qualified for the semifinals of the Eastbourne tournament after defeating in three sets to Venus Williams, who reappeared on the grass this week after half English away from the ski season through injury.

Venus Williams not play a game at the circuit since the last Open in Australia, when he had to retire through injury. Months passed, and his return to racing as well as her sister Serena, was more than once in jeopardy. Finally Eastbourne was the setting for the desired return, the ideal scenario for the preparation of Wimbledon 2011. Although most of the surprised Williams sisters in the first two rounds beating players like Andrea Petkovic entity and Ana Ivanovic, could not overcome in the quarter-final Daniela Hantuchova, To which is assigned by an aggregate score of 6-2, 5-7 and 6-2 after two hours and twenty three minutes of play in a clash played at Center Court of Devonshire Park, a match that was delayed because of rainfall early in the morning and in the Slovak was clearly superior with the exception of a break in the final stretch of the second set cost him his sleeve. It is the first victory of the Slovak to the U.S. in eleven clashes between the two. In the semifinals, Hantuchova is measured to the winner of the duel pitting the Czech Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka Radwanska.