- It's absolutely incredible - literally. When I first played here, I think I was 16, then I never thought I would get to a hundred. I didn't think I was still going on, Williams says.
The American won her last grand slam tournament in 2017, when she was pregnant playing the Australian Open. She has not won the US Open since 2014 and last year she was defeated in the final by opener Naomi Osaka, Japan.
In the semi-finals, Serena Williams meets Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who earlier during Tuesday's pass in the US Open tennis defeated British Johanna Konta in two straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.