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TOKYO -- Montreals Eugenie Bouchard was unable to continue her string of big wins at the Pan Pacific Open, but she impressed American veteran Venus Williams in their quarter-final match Thursday. Williams defeated the Canadian 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, but she acknowledged that Bouchard made it difficult for her. "She played so well," Williams said. "Shes going to be a great player -- shes already a great player -- and it was just a fight to the end." Bouchard called Williams a "legend." "I watched her when I was younger," she said on the WTAs website. "Shes a legend and a really great player. So I was really excited to play against her -- but I didnt take my chances enough, and against a player like Venus you need to." The 19-year-old Bouchard put Williams on notice when she built a 3-1 lead. Williams fought back to break the teenager three times in the first meeting of their careers. In the second set, Bouchard capitalized on her second set point, winning the tiebreak 7-4. "I was just fighting until the end," Williams said. "It was disappointing to lose the second set, but to win the third set is the goal, so Im happy." Bouchard had upset sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-2 on Wednesday, a day after ousting No. 8 Sloane Stephens of the U.S. "Im always disappointed to lose -- I played some good matches here, but I always want to do better," Bouchard said. "I dont think I played as well as I can, but obviously Venus is a great player and she put a lot of pressure on me throughout the whole match. I never really felt in control on the court." Bouchard, making her debut in the Tokyo tournament, is 46th in the world rankings. Williams will face Petra Kvitova in the semis. The seventh-seeded Czech beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-1. Also, fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a semifinal with fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, who ousted second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-4. Wozniacki and Kerber are 3-3 head to head. Wozniacki won their semifinal at Indian Wells in March. Cheap Basketball NCAA Jerseys . - Andrew McCutchen went 4 for 5 and finished a home run short of a cycle, and Jordy Mercer drove in a career-high four runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Stitched NCAA Jerseys .C. - Canadian ice dancing, it seems, is in good hands. http://www.cheapncaajerseys.net/ . Tony Parker had 33 points and nine assists and San Antonio never trailed in a resounding 116-92 victory over Portland, bullying the younger Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Cheap NCAA Jerseys Football .Connor Graham, Alex Lintuniemi and Sam Studnicka also scored for Ottawa (11-8-2). Liam Herbst made 21 saves for the win.Brendan Lemieux had both of Barries (10-10-2) goals. NCAA Jerseys Free Shipping . Yahoo! Sports columnist Marc Spears says that the Boogie Smooth album may have been an elaborate April Fools prank.NEW YORK -- New Englands Jose Goncalves has been voted Major League Soccers Defender of the Year. The 28-year-old Portuguese central defender played every minute of the Revolutions 34 league games and scored a pair of goals, both decisive. He was loaned to New England from Switzerlands Sion in January, and the Revolution last week exercised their right to purchase his contract. Goncalves received 102 per cent of weigghed ballots added from team, media and player votes, the league said Tuesday.dddddddddddd Kansas Citys Matt Besler was second with 55 per cent after winning the award last year. Omar Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Galaxy, the 2011 winner, was third with 41 per cent. Hilario Grajeda was voted referee of the year with 140 per cent, followed by Ismail Elfath (81 per cent) and Baldomero Toledo (79 per cent). ' ' '