Serena Williams Through to U.S. Open Women’s Final
World number one, Serena Williams is through to the U.S. Open women’s final after cruising to a 6-1 6-3 win over Ekaterina Makarova on Friday.
Williams, who won the last two U.S. Opens, needed only 60 minutes to advance against the 17th seeded Russian as she came top with ferocious force and accuracy.
She will now meet 10th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, who advanced when China’s Peng Shuai was forced to retire due to heat illness while trailing 7-6(1) 4-3 after two hours four minutes on the court.
Williams, who failed to reach the quarter-finals in any of this year’s previous three slams, is aiming for her sixth U.S. title and an 18th slam singles crown that would tie her with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova for fourth on the all-time list.
