Li Na reaches Cincinnati final

 CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former French Open winner Li Na beat American Venus¹ Williams 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.

The ninth-seeded Chinese, the losing Montreal finalist last week, will vie the title with fifth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany or Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova.

"I'm sorry for Venus. She had a back problem and she really couldn't serve," said Li after the game.

Li has lost three finals this year.

1 Venus   

n.金星；维纳斯(罗马神话中爱与美的女神)

参考例句：

• Venus is of the same size as Earth.金星跟地球差不多一样大。
• Venus was a goddess worshiped by the Romans.维纳斯是罗马人所崇拜的女神。