Serena Williams makes history, advances to U.S. Open quarters
Serena Williams became the winningest player in Grand Slam history, notching her 308th career match win in a major main draw.After equaling the achievements of Martina Navratilova (306) and Roger Federer (307) earlier in the tournament, Williams used a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Yaroslava Shvedova to secure No. 308 and book herself a spot in the quarterfinals.
Its there that the No. 1 player in the world and six-time Open champion will face a stern test in No. 5 seed Simona Halep, the 2014 French Open runner up.
"I just feel like I'm going out there doing what I need to do," Serena told reporters. "I'm not overplaying, I'm not underplaying. I'm just trying to play my way into this tournament."
Earlier in the afternoon, sister Venus Williams was ousted from the tournament in a dramatic three-set loss to Karolina Pliskova, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), meaning the Williams sisters will not meet in the semifinals later this week.
Serena, however, would like to get to 311 Slam wins this U.S. Open: That would mean she would win the tournament, earning her a record 23rd major (and break her tie with Steffi Graf at 22) as well as maintain her No. 1 ranking, which is in jeopardy over the next few days.
This is where it all started, so its always magical for me, Williams said on court. But 308 sounds pretty good.
Williams is still yet to drop serve in this tournament and has lost just 20 games in four matches played. Shes only faced one break point in those four matches, and Monday served 11 aces en route to victory.
Ive never served this consistently, she said on court. Im not going to ask questions. Im going to just keep serving.
Williams has a 7-1 head-to-head lead on Halep, who won the summer event in Montreal last month. They were set to meet in last years U.S. Open final before both getting upset in respective semifinals.
Williams hit an astounding 28 winners in Mondays 68-minute match. She appeared calm and focused out of the gates, the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd still buzzing from Venus three-set defeat at the hands of Pliskova.
Shvedova, a Grand Slam champion in doubles, looked steady in the opening games of the second set after losing the first, but whiffed a ball at 2-3 30-15 and then never recovered. She wouldnt win another game.
Serena won 28 of 30 first serve points, or 93 percent. She closed out the match on a service winner.
Williams and Halep will meet on Wednesday, while Pliskova, in her first major quarterfinal, awaits either No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska or Ana Konjuh, a 19-year-old up and comer.
"I just think with everyone I play, they play a step up and above their ranking," she said. "I think that's the beauty, one of the reasons I'm able to hang. Everyone I'm playing is playing like they're No. 1. To me it doesn't really matter who I play because I have to expect they're going to play the match of their life. That's how I go into these matches now."
Williams is also looking to break her tie with Chris Evert for six U.S. Open titles won. Should Serena be unable to make the final, however, No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber, the Australian Open champion, will take over the No. 1 ranking. Radwanska also has a shot at No. 1, as well, though the Pole must win the title outright.
Williams is almost the complete opposite in demeanor on court in Flushing Meadows versus 2015, when she came in trying to complete the calendar Grand Slam, having won the Australian and French Opens as well as Wimbledon. Graf was the last player to have done so, back in 1988.
She would be stunned in the semifinals by Roberta Vinci, however, and not play for the rest of the year. After losses in the Australian and French Open finals this year, Williams won her long-awaited 22nd Grand Slam trophy in Wimbledon before losing in the third round of the Olympics last month.
She pulled out of a big event in Cincinnati three weeks ago with a bad shoulder, but has said the injury has felt better and better throughout this U.S. Open campaign.
Williams, 34, moves to 88-10 at the U.S. Open.
delpo quartersil ethiyalle..oru kaalthu rogerum rafakkum shesham ivanaayirikkum next big player ennu vichaarichirunnuu..injuries ruined his career..good to see him the later stages of grandslams...still nowhere near his best when he beat both roger and rafa oh his way to win the 2009 u.s open..pakshe hats off for his fighting spirit....
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Player Total titles Grand Slam ATP Finals Masters 1000 Olympics 1 Roger Federer 47 17 6 24 0 Novak Djokovic 47 12 5 30 0 3 Rafael Nadal 43 14 0 28 1 4 Pete Sampras 30 14 5 11 0 5 Andre Agassi 27 8 1 17 1 6 Andy Murray 17 3 0 12 2 7 Boris Becker 9 2 2 5 0 Jim Courier 9 4 0 5 0 Thomas Muster 9 1 0 8 0 Gustavo Kuerten 9 3 1 5 0
Last edited by BangaloreaN; 09-07-2016 at 12:37 PM.
Tennis-ile ettavum valiya under achievers aavum Safin, Roddick, Del Potro.Originally Posted by renjuus
Ivanisevic I will not add to the list, he was missing many elements.
Hewitt and Rafter also would've achieved more.
Always felt the same for Roddik and Aranta sanchez Vikario(spelling ariyilla)
Ambathooor Singham
1990s-ile player alle?
annu Steffi and Seles niranjadiayathu kondavum.
Still 4 grandslams titles undallo, not bad.
Seems more like a clay court specialist.
Lot of doubles and mixed doubles titles for her - 6 + 4
This might have affected singles performance.
Njan tennis appol vallappozhume kanarullo... appozhokke Steffi and Sanchez aaayirikkum final.....
Pinne ella grandslam tuornamentilum finalil ethiyittund...
Ambathooor Singham
safinpulli if i remember correctly 2000 U.S.OPenil samprasine thakarthirunnu..athu vare safine kurichu kure kettirunnegilum aa matchodeyaanu safinte game shredhikkaan thudangiyathu..Brilliant player..But very fragile mind...Fedine 2005 Aus openil oru kidilan matchil tholppichirunnu..expected a more fed-safin rivalry..pakshe pinneedu safin side aayi...Roddick cant fault him..Devasurathil sekharan neelakandane kurichuparanjapoleyaanu..ellayidathum enne tholppikkaan avanundaavum..
he had to face arguablyt hegratest player ever and also when he was at his prime...He was really demotivated..He knew deep inside he will never going to beat federer...Delpo injury has destroyed him..Ivanisevic he can get results in wimbledon only and he had to wait for sampras' decline....Hewitt was tenacious..But he was no match to fed..eventhough I enjoys the ferocious attitude of Hewitt it was like Hingis bowing out to williams era...
Last edited by renjuus; 09-07-2016 at 06:50 PM.
Watched Serena's QF last set a bit.
She is getting slower across the court, she gives up some rallies; not able to reach some down the line shots.
Kerber has a good chance to beat Serena.
Sampras and Federer karanam onnum akathe pole orupadu players undu.safin
Engane enkilum marichu kalichu final ethumpol ethire sampras or federer vannu mala pole nilkkum.
Henman, Martin, Pioline, Goran, Hewitt, Rafter, Ferrer, Soderling, Tsonga, Berdych.......
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