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Serena Williams Into US Open Semifinals
By Ken Miller, Lawn Tennis Analyst, Posted: Friday, September 5, 2014 11:48am PST USA
Serena Williams Into US Open Semifinals, Roger Federer, Venus Williams NEW YORK--Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the US Open, the 11th seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy started strongly but was unable to sustain her high level of play and fell to the top ranked Serena Williams of the USA 6-3, 6-2.

Serving to open the match, at 30 all Williams hit two down the line backhands wide to drop serve.

Perhaps feeling pressured by the hard and deep Pennetta groundstrokes, the American netted or hit long several ground strokes to fall behind 0-3 as she struck a crosscourt

Serena Williams of the USA
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Serena Williams could win a record four million dollars if she wins the US Open based on her performance at the US Open plus the US Open Series warm-up tournaments.

backhand long at 15-40 to lose serve.

The Italian had won 13 of the first 19 points of the match.

However after a changeover courtside sit down; in the turning point of the match with Pennetta serving, Williams struck three groundstroke winners to reach 0-40 before breaking serve.

During her run of winning six games in a row to take the first set, Williams showcased some of her most powerful tennis of the tournament: hitting a 120 miles per hour ace down the tee and a 122 miles per hour unreturnable serve before striking a piercing crosscourt backhand winner to set up set point.

In set two, Pennetta held serve to open the set then later leveled the set at 2 games all.

Williams won the following three games to lead 5-2; striking a down the line backhand return winner to break serve.

Serving for the match, Williams hit a crosscourt backhand winner followed by a crosscourt forehand winner to lead 30-15.

Two Pennetta netted groundstrokes set up match point at 40-30.

The Italian netted a forehand to end the match after 63 minutes of play.

Today in the semifinals, Williams takes on the 17th seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in semifinal number two.

Williams could win a record four million dollars if she wins the tournament based on her performance at the US Open plus the US Open Series warm-up tournaments.

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