NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Serena Williams, brimming with
confidence and self-belief with every match she plays, stormed
into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 6-1
6-3 demolition of Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic.
The last American left in the tournament after Andy Roddick
was sent into retirement by Juan Martin del Potro, Williams was
at her irresistible best as she steamrolled Ivanovic in less
than an hour.
Williams, chasing her fourth U.S. Open title and her 15th
grand slam, plays Italian Sera Errani in Friday’s semi-finals
with the winner to face either Maria Sharapova or Victoria
Azarenka in the final.
“I think I came out really strong,” Williams said in a
courtside interview. “Playing against someone like Ana, a former
world number one, you really have to play amazing tennis.”
(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
