Williams reaches Rogers Cup semi-finals with win over OsakaAndreescu is first Canadian semi-finalist at event since 1979Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup semi-finals Friday night, beating soon-to-be-top-ranked Naomi Osaka of
Japan 6-3, 6-4 at breezy at York University.
Playing her first event since losing the
Wimbledon final, Williams faced Osaka for the first time since losing to her last year in the
US Open final.