Serena Williams cruises to US Open final

Serena Williams made a light work of her Ukrainian opponent Elina Svitolina on Thursday night, beating her 6-3 6-1 to book a place in the final of the US Open, the second time in a row.

Serena, with an eye on history and also out to avenge her 2016 Olympic loss to the 25 year old player, was dominant from the outset and showed grit and determination.

While serving 3-1 in the first set, Serena trailed 0-40, but she dug deep to save all the break points to go ahead 4-1. She eventually took the set 6-3.

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