Serena Williams clobbers Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in New York on Thursday after playing a solid match to clash against Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Williams enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Svitolina in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was sufficient for Serena to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.
The Ukrainian lost the 2nd game (2-0) when she had a strong 40-0 lead while on serve.
2nd set.
Williams won the set after she broke Svitolina 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 5th (4-1) and in the 7th (6-1) game. That break was sufficient for the American to win the set because she didn’t drop her serve during the rest of the set.
Elina was powerless in the last 6 games of the set (from 0-1 to 6-1).
Statistics
At the end of the match, Williams scored 66 points vs. Elina’s 44 points.
The American served exceptionally well to win 86% of the points (24/28) behind her first serve, and she won 60% points (12/20) on her second serve. Serena was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8). On the other side, Svitolina wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Williams and Svitolina is 5-1 for Serena.
Highlights Serena Williams vs. Elina Svitolina U.S. Open – New York
Williams’s Interview
Next Match: Serena Williams vs. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu – stats
Williams will fight against Vanessa Andreescu in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Vanessa Andreescu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Vanessa Andreescu won 3-1 ret. in the final in Toronto back in August 2019.
Tennis Scores at the US Open
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Belinda BencicBencic (7-6(3) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Bianca Vanessa AndreescuVanessa Andreescu – Serena WilliamsWilliams (1-0) – See H2H details