Venus Williams was edged by Elena Vesnina in the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals as Kristina Mladenovic also reached the last four.
Williams, a seven-time grand-slam champion, went down to fellow seed Vesnina 6-2 4-6 6-3 at Indian Wells on Thursday.
The American gave up an early break in the third set before falling 5-2 behind, and she saved three match points in the eighth game.
A lengthy ninth game followed as Williams squandered six break points before Vesnina completed her win.
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