Williams reaches her 53rd grand slam quarter-finalSakkari defeated Williams just 12 days ago
Serena Williams appears to be building something in
New York. At the
US Open on Monday afternoon she played her best match of the year so far, beating Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 in two and a half hours to reach her 53rd career grand slam quarter-final.
Just 12 days ago the pair met in one of the worst matches of Williams’s career. After Williams led 7-5, 5-3 and served for the win, Sakkari recovered to grind out the second set on a tight tiebreak having been two points from defeat. In the third set, Williams began to cramp and, as all looked lost, she seemed to lose interest. Sakkari won 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1.