article_snippet.sent: Serena Williams beat Sabine Lisicki in three sets on Wednesday to progress to the semi-finals of the Miami Open .
article_snippet.sent: Serena Williams will face Romania's Simona Halep for a place in the final after the third-seed beat Sloane Stephens 6-1, 7-5.
article_snippet.sent: Serena Williams plays a backhand during Serena Williams quarter-final at Crandon Park in Florida on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: Lisicki and Serena Williams shake hands at the net after the tight match at the Miami Open .
article_snippet.sent: Romania's Simona Halep celebrates after beating Sloane Stephens to reach the Miami Open semi-finals .
highlights_snippet.sent: Serena Williams progresses to semi-finals after beating Sabine Lisicki .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Serena Williams beats German in three sets at Miami Open - 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 .
  