DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Alize Cornet beat world No. 1 Serena Williams for the first time Friday and denied an all-Williams final at the WTA's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Cornet entered the day 0-3 versus Williams but won four straight games in taking a lead of a set and a break and then held on for a 6-4, 6-4 victory. She'll face Venus Williams, against whom she is 0-3, in Saturday's finals.