[ad_1]
- Serena Williams (WTA 8) puts an end to the fairy tale of unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarterfinals of the US Open in New York.
- The American defeats the Bulgarian 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2.
- This means you have a chance to win your 24th Grand Slam title.
- Victoria Azarenka, who only played 1 game against Elise Mertens, waits in the semifinals.
Tsvetana Pironkova had smelled the sensation. Her fairy tale after a 3 year absence from the tour even seemed to continue against perhaps the greatest tennis player ever. With unpredictable and ultra-fast backhand shots, she drove Serena Williams to despair in the first set.
It was unknown when he made the breakthrough on the first serve to 3: 2 with a winner in the first round. Perhaps because he suspected what was to come.
The favorite wakes up
After losing the first set, his counterpart woke up – suddenly the first serve was back on Williams, he was suddenly able to apply pressure again with the return. The sentence adjustment was just the logical consequence.
The second breakthrough on serve in the third set was the decision to break Pironkova’s resistance. With a game to nil at the end, Williams made the victory perfect 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2.
Azarenka win 6-1, 6-0
His big goal of finally winning a big tournament again after the 2017 Australian Open remains achievable. And by the way, it would equal Margaret Court’s all-time record (24 titles).
In the semi-finals, Williams will face Victoria Asarenka (WTA 27). Against a flawed Elise Mertens (WTA 18), the Belarusian won 6: 1, 6: 0 in 1 hour and 13 minutes.
At first, Azarenka also did not play her best tennis, but she got better and better as the game progressed, while Mertens did not have her best day.
