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WIMBLEDON -- Her expression -- eyes bulging, jaw dropping -- was one of disbelief. And her stiff-legged walk into the dressing room Friday, after her third-round match was halted by rain just before her second match point, sure looked like one of discomfort.But for Venus Williams, who emerged 72 minutes later and closed out the match at 6-7(7), 6-2, 10-8 over No. 29 Daria Kasatkina to complete seven hours of tennis in about a 24-hour period, her motivation remains resolute.Bring it, said Williams, who will be back at it Saturday in doubles with sister Serena, who also prevailed in three sets Friday.?Of course, I want to win, but Ive got to beat some people before then. So let me try.?Let me try.Dealing with a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes extreme fatigue as well as pain and stiffness in the joints and muscles --?as if being 36 years old isnt challenging enough -- Williams continues to amaze current and former players with her endurance and spirit in her 22nd year on tour.But only a select few can relate to what makes a Grand Slam champion continue to play eight years after winning her last major title, or what she tells herself when its raining sideways and the ache wont go away and the draw isnt as seemingly kind as it is turning out to be here.With the loss of French Open champ Garbine Muguruza on Thursday, Williams became the highest-ranked player remaining in her quarter, giving her legitimate reason to think she can reach her first Grand Slam final since the Wimbledon title match?in 2009.Its not impossible, said John McEnroe.McEnroe, a fellow seven-time Slam champion, also went eight years after winning Wimbledon in 1984 until he retired from the game. While he won two more Slam doubles titles after that, Williams has won six, plus a gold medal with partner Serena at the 2012 London Olympics.Sustaining McEnroe was his return to the Wimbledon final again in 1985 and reaching three more major semifinals, including Wimbledon in 1992, his final year.Williams also reached the Wimbledon final the year after her last title, and she got to the semifinals of the US Open the year after that. But it has been a bit of a drought since then, with two quarterfinals last year capping off a slow uphill climb since her Sjogrens Syndrome diagnosis in 2011.With Williams No. 8 in the world, it is certainly a significant improvement since ending 2011 ranked No. 133, and even in 2014, when she was No. 19. But there is a difference between thinking you can win another Slam and learning to be content as a top-10 player.Shes at that point to me where shes accepted it, McEnroe said. I sort of accepted it. I didnt like the fact that I accepted it, but I was trying to juggle kids and a marriage and I thought, in a way, What else am I going to do? Its still pretty good, all in all, even though deep down in my deepest soul, feeling like probably its not going to happen.But this is where Williams still takes exception. She has played half of her career without a Slam year. But while she may be content playing a game that has awarded her $33 million in prize money alone, she left no doubt from her comments Friday that she is not satisfied if she is not contending for majors.Well, of course its nicer to be in the top 10 than not, she said.?So, yeah, thats good. I want to keep going.?I dont just want to be in the top 10 or the top eight.?Id like to continue and Id like to win majors.But theres a lot of people ahead of me, seven girls ahead of me and thousands behind me that want the same thing.?So every day is, like, focus.Jim Courier, a Hall of Famer who won four Slams in his 12-year career, and retired at 29, went without a title the last six years of his career, fighting injury and failing to get past the fourth round in his last 11 Grand Slam tournaments.But he said until the end, he always thought he had a shot.When I didnt is when I stopped, he said.When it was suggested that all champions know when it is time to retire, Courier smiled.Youd be surprised how strong denial exists within the minds of great players, he said. Venus is part and parcel of not recognizing reality when youre in battle.Facing a 20-year-old qualifier in Maria Sakkari in her second-round match Thursday, and a 19-year-old in Kasatkina on Friday, Williams had moments in both matches where she lost her rhythm, spraying groundstrokes wide on both sides, her knees unbending.But just as quickly, there was the old familiar long-limbed stretch forehand from the five-time Wimbledon champ, and her fastest second serve of the day at 90 mph in the 13th game of the third set.Sometimes its not perfect.?I wish I could be perfect every time, Williams said. I just want to get better.? When youre an athlete, great is still not enough.?You want to be extraordinary and perfect.?If you dont reach that, youre not happy.?I think every athlete here would say that -- the serious ones, at least.Courier said the fact that Williams continues to battle despite her illness is what impresses him most.For someone who has had such a legendary career, she could have very, very comfortably retired and moved onto her design business and anything else she desires because shes obviously bright and interested in a lot of things, he said. But she continues to have the passion to suffer. And thats a very admirable quality. Shes willing to suffer for her craft. And shes suffering more than most for longer than most because of what shes doing. Its something I definitely admire about her.Just let her try.When I walk out there, Im betting on myself every single time, Williams said. Thats what I have to do. China Shoes Cheap . 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two days after striking out on an unexpected two-seam fastball from John Axford, Toronto slugger Josh Donaldson had a much better view of things when he faced the Oakland Athletics reliever again.This time Donaldson didnt get fooled and prevented the Blue Jays from getting swept in their first series coming out of the All-Star break.Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run double off Axford with two outs in the ninth against his former team and Toronto held on to beat Oakland 5-3 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.He just started throwing a two-seamer and I didnt really know he had that, Donaldson said of Axford. He busted it out on me (Friday), a good pitch. Today I was able to see it and get in a favorable count where I could zone it up more.Donaldson, who was traded to the Blue Jays by the As prior to the 2015 season, also singled and scored in the first inning to help Toronto win after Oakland starter Rich Hill left the game with a blister on his finger in the opening inning.Troy Tulowitzki homered while Russell Martin and Justin Smoak added two hits apiece for Toronto.The Blue Jays needed it after losing their first two games coming out of the All-Star break to fall four games behind first place Baltimore in the AL East.We desperately needed that as a team, Toronto manager John Gibbons said. We had the little lead, they came back and tied it. Thats a big win for us.Smoak and Junior Lake hit consecutive one-out singles off John Axford (3-3) in the ninth. Devon Travis struck out looking before Donaldson lined a 2-1 pitch down the left-field line to drive in pinch-runner Andy Burns and Lake.Donaldson, who played in Oakland from 2010-14, was greeted with a rousing ovation and chants of MVP, MVP from the crowd of 21,626 at the Coliseum.This is where it all started for me so its always nice to see, Donaldson said. TTheres a few faces over there I remember.ddddddddddddIts good to see the fans and be able to play out here.Jason Grilli (3-1) retired three batters for the win. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 19th save.Marcus Semien homered for the As.Nice little fight until the end, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. They got a key hit when they had to in the ninth.Tulowitzki hit his 16th home run of the season off Sean Manaea in the fourth. Its Tulowitzkis eighth home run in 23 games since coming off the disabled list June 17.Semien became the fifth shortstop in As history to reach 20 home runs in one season with his solo shot off Toronto starter J.A. Happ in the sixth. Yonder Alonso added a tying pinch-hit two-run double in the same inning.HAPP HIT TWICEHapp had won six consecutive starts but left after getting hit by line drives twice, including once near his left elbow by Jake Smolinskis liner in the fifth. The Blue Jays lefty allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Hopefully hell be fine, but you never know if its going to stiffen up on him, Gibbons said. He gutted it out. That doesnt surprise me. Ive seen him get hit in the head.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: Triggs was diagnosed with a bruised left calf. . Left-hander Ross Detwiler, acquired from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash, was sent to Triple-A Nashville.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (9-1) pitches the opener of a two-game series in Arizona on Tuesday. He has eight consecutive wins and a 2.87 ERA since suffering his lone loss of the season to Oakland on April 22.Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (5-6) starts against Houston on Monday at the Coliseum. Graveman beat the Astros in his most recent outing July 9. ' ' '