Mar 18, 2015; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Simona Halep (ROU) reacts after winning her quarterfinal match against Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) in the BNP Paribas open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Halep won 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Serena Williams took one step closer to a capping a remarkable return to Indian Wells after defeating Timea Bacsinszky 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday to move into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open.
Williams is playing in Indian Wells following a 14-year boycott of the event where she alleged she had suffered racist abuse from fans.
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