Serena breezes to 6-1, 6-Zero win in simply 44 minutes

NEW YORK — Serena Williams was not troubled one bit by the suitable ankle she rolled in her earlier match. Did not get a lot resistance from her opponent, both.

Trying as dominant as might be, Williams moved simply effective and powered her means into the US Open semifinals by overwhelming 18th-seeded Qiang Wang of China 6-1, 6-Zero in a mere 44 minutes Tuesday night time to maneuver nearer to a 24th Grand Slam singles trophy.

Williams had rolled her ankle throughout her fourth-round match however by no means confirmed any indicators that it was a difficulty.

“Bodily, I am feeling nice,” Williams mentioned, “and greater than something, I am having enjoyable each time I come out right here.”

Why should not she? When she performs like this, it is laborious to think about anybody else ending up with the championship Saturday.

Williams grabbed the primary 5 video games in about 15 minutes. Then, after dropping one recreation, Williams collected the subsequent 11 factors in a row and each remaining recreation.

“It feels good,” Williams mentioned of being in that sort of zone. “It seems like, ‘OK, that is what I have been coaching for. That is how laborious I have been working.’ It seems like, you recognize, laborious work pays off when that occurs.”

Only one indication of how lopsided this was: Williams completed with 25 winners to zero for Wang, who was enjoying in her first main quarterfinal. One different: The entire factors have been 50-15.

“I have been engaged on my velocity, getting pictures,” Williams mentioned. “I did not give her too many probabilities within the match.

“That is an excellent stat for me. It is good as a result of I would like to have the ability to transfer across the court docket. I transfer once I wish to transfer. I assume I needed to maneuver tonight.”

A reporter needed to know what shocked Wang essentially the most about being throughout the online from Williams for the primary time.

“Energy,” got here the reply.

Serena Williams picked up her 100th singles match win on the US Open in simply 44 minutes Tuesday night time. Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports activities

The way in which she hit groundstrokes from the baseline? The way in which she served?

“Every part,” Wang mentioned with a smile.

Williams collected her 100th singles victory at Flushing Meadows, the place she is a six-time champion.

“From once I first began right here … I by no means thought that I’d get to 100. Did not even cross my thoughts I’d nonetheless be out right here,” mentioned Williams who turns 38 later this month. “However I really like what I do.”

The American will face No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine for a berth within the closing. Svitolina eradicated 16th-seeded Johanna Konta of Britain 6-Four, 6-Four earlier Tuesday.

“She will get lots of balls again. She does not make lots of errors,” Williams mentioned about Svitolina, who beat her on the 2016 Rio Olympics. “She’s a kind of gamers that does the whole lot very well. So I’ve to do the whole lot nicely, too.”

Together with her boyfriend, Gael Monfils, watching within the stands, a day earlier than he performs his quarterfinal, Svitolina obtained to the semifinals at a second consecutive main event after by no means having been that far earlier than.

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“Now,” Svitolina joked about Monfils, “he must step up his recreation.”

Svitolina and Konta exchanged three consecutive breaks of serve within the second set, earlier than Svitolina ended that streak by holding for a 5-Three lead when Konta dumped a volley into the online.

It was a part of a mistake-filled efficiency by Konta, who was attempting to turn into the sixth energetic participant to succeed in the semifinals in all 4 Grand Slam tournaments.

However the British participant dedicated 35 unforced errors to Svitolina’s 13, together with a whopping 20-5 margin within the second set, and fell to Zero-5 in opposition to the Ukrainian.

The Related Press contributed to this report.