NEW YORK - Six-time champion Serena Williams shook off a sluggish start to power past eighth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday and into the US Open semi-finals. Straight sets: Serena Williams defeats eighth-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova to reach the semi-finals of the us Open. Sevastova herself relies on variety more than power, and she caught a slow-moving Stephens with a number of drop shots and drop-shot lob combinations. After taking a 4-1 lead in the second set, Sevastova admitted that memories of last year's quarter-final against Stephens flashed across her mind. The defeats of Stephens and Pliskova completed the exodus of top 10 seeds.

Source: Bangkok Post September 05, 2018 01:50 UTC