Serena Williams has a record-tying 24th career Grand Slam title in reach but will face perhaps her toughest test so far at this year’s U.S. Open when she meets Ukrainian fifth seed Elina Svitolina in the semi-finals on Thursday.
Romanian tennis ace Simona Halep has returned to world number one in women rankings.
Venus Williams suffered a major setback as she bowed out of the Rogers Cup after going down against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.
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