TIL Desk Sports/ Six-time champion Serena Williams will be facing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu in the final of the US Open in a bid to capture her 24th career Grand Slam women”s singles title, which would tie Margaret Court”s all-time record.
Williams earned her 10th trip to the final at the Flushing Meadows with a 6-3, 6-1 victory in one hour and 10 minutes over No. 5 Elina Svitolina Thursday night at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. The match was, by no means, as easy as the American”s 44-minute quarterfinals win over Qiang Wang.
By the time this match hit the 44-minute mark, the first set had just ended. The first two games alone lasted 16 minutes. Svitolina had her chances throughout the first set, but Williams fought off six break points. Once the 37-year-old closed out the first set, she made quick work of the second to win her 101st career match victory at the US Open, tying Chris Evert”s all-time record.
