Serena Williams' Epic Point Proves She's Still Queen Of The Court At U.S. Open
Serena Williams kept the hits coming at the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
The tennis star moved closer to her long-awaited 24th Grand Slam title with a gutsy three-set comeback victory over Tsvetana Pironkova ― and an epic rally helped her get there.
Watch the 24-hit exchange with Pironkova that enabled Williams to break her opponent’s serve and eventually win the second set to tie the match. Williams dominated the rest of the way, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
“That’s one thing that I’m super excited about is I never give up, and I just got to keep going,” Williams said afterward, per ESPN
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Williams also threw in a few rare left-handed returns during the match and won those points. Athlete.
Williams faces Victoria Azarenka in a semifinal Thursday night.
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