That wasn’t the best Serena, but it was enough to get to her first final in Cincinnati.
The world no.1 has been struggling for the whole tournament with her tennis to maintain the she is the first one to be surprising to play for the title.
The match was not of a high quality with Serena committing 6 double faults (only 1 ace) and Na Li 8 double faults (no aces!). The Stats are even worse when you look at the breaks as Serena dropped the serve 5 times and Li Na 7 times (both on 12 service games). To end up this “horror story”, Serena won only 6 points out of 20 on her second serve. The match ended after 1 hour and 33 minutes. Match Stats.
Serena: I didn’t expect to be in the final
“I definitely wouldn’t have predicted myself being in the final here at all,. So it’s definitely pretty exciting for me. Really unexpected for me too. I came in here playing not my best and then now I’m in the final. It’s just almost weird.” Said Serena
The final vs. Azarenka
Serena will play Vika Azarenka in the final. Head to head is 13-2 for Serena. Details
