Serena Williams’ quarterfinal match against Victoria Azarenka was very different than her other matches. Her form was off, her serve was off, but the result was the same. She won.
Serena was broken 5 times in the first two sets, a shocking number considering she came into the match proud to be the only player to have not dropped serve at all. But down 4-0 in the second set, she showed the reason she holds 11 Grand Slam titles. She fought back in ‘Grand’ fashion to win 5 straight games, take the set to a tiebreak and win it 7-6 (7-4).
In the third set, Serena hit the cruise control button and speeded down the road to victory, to put it nicely. Her 15 winners, 6 aces and 3 errors in the set left Azarenka in a cloud of dust she could not find her way out of.
The Sister Showdown in the semifinals was not to be as Venus Williams, although serving for the match, could not put the final exclamation point on Na Li. For the first time, two Chinese women will be in the semifinals of a Major.
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