Serena Williams claimed her 100th win at the U.S. Open in style on Tuesday. This was after she dismantled her quarter-final opponent Wang Qiang 6-1 6-0
in style on Tuesday.
The eighth-seeded American joins Chris Evert as the only two players to log at least 100 victories at the tournament. Williams is now only one behind Evert’s mark. “It feels good,” Williams said of her performance. “This is how hard I’ve been working. It feels like … hard work pays off when that happens.”
She also praised the progress made in women’s tennis over her career, calling it the “premier sport for women”.
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