37-year-old Americ­an beat the Romani­an top seed 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an epic three-setterMELBOURNE: Serena Williams subdued a stubborn fightback from world number one Simona Halep to take her quest for a record-equalling 24th major into the Australian Open quarter-finals Monday. It was Williams’ first match against a world number one since returning after having a baby in September 2017 and the American showed why many already regard her as the greatest of all time. “It was an intense match and there were some incredible points,” Williams said. Williams’ started slowly when she allowed Halep to bring up three break points in the opening game, conceding with a double fault. The turning point came in the sixth game of the third set when Halep clawed three break points but Williams held and took a decisive break in the fifth.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 10:30 UTC