Great to the Final !!!
Serena Williams saves to 2019 US Open final for the tenth time after slaughtering fifth seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1, Serena Williams ‘s 101st victory at Flushing Meadows.
Williams is eyeing the 24th Grand Slam title to match Margaret Court’s record. She will face Belinda Bencic or Bianca Andreescu to claim her seventh US Open title in her career.
The 37-year-old favorite of the host, Williams, who debuted at the US Open in 1998.
equaled Chris Evert’s record as the player with the most match wins in history at the US Open.
“It’s impressive. Being in the same club as Chrissie is amazing, “exclaimed Williams.
who won the first Grand Slam title in his career at the 1999 US Open.
Williams secured six break points from his first three service games before finding the rhythm of the game in order to subvert this season’s Wimbledon semifinalist Svitolina in 70 minutes, including 34 winners with 20 unforced errors.
“I know how well Svitolina plays, he is one of the top tennis players. Being able to pitch in to the two Grand Slam semifinals (Svitolina) in a row is certainly very difficult to do and I don’t want to start the game slowly and I want to survive, “Williams said.
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Williams, who lost to Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final this season, returned to the top of the US Open, exactly one season after losing to Naomi Osaka in the final which was overshadowed by a number of controversies.
Williams aims to win the Grand Slam title since winning the Australian Open 2017 season and hasn’t won the US Open title since the 2014 season.
Meanwhile, Svitolina’s hopes of becoming the second Ukrainian to appear in the Grand Slam final after Andrei Medvedev – losing five sets to Andre Agassi in the 1999 French Open final – vanished after being unable to keep up with Williams’ dominant game.
As we have seen before, Serena has ambitions to avenge defeat at 2016 Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro.
when facing Elina Svitolina in the semifinals of the US Open this season.
Williams is ahead of Ukraine’s Svitolina but Svitolina won their last meeting in the third round of the 2016 Olympics.
“It was a tough Olympics for me. Lose in double numbers for the first time. I am truly saddened by that defeat. Then, before long I also lost in a single number, “Williams recalls.
Williams, who is aiming for the 24th Grand Slam title in her career, is likely to face a more challenging match when facing the fifth seed, Svitolina.
