US Open: Serena To Avenge Olympic Defeat In Svitolina Clash.
Serena Williams of the US returns the ball against Qiang Wang of China during their Women’s Singles Quarter-finals tennis match during the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 3, 2019. DOMINICK REUTER / AFPSerena Williams will look to avenge a 2016 defeat at the Rio Olympic Games in Thursday’s US Open semi-final against Elina Svitolina as the American targets a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title.
“That was a tough Olympics for me. Oh, man. Lost in doubles for the first time. Just really devastated about that doubles loss. Then obviously singles shortly after,” Williams recalled after her 6-1, 6-0 quarter-final demolition of Wang in just 44 minutes.Williams, who is seeking a 24th major title to match Margaret Court’s all-time record, will likely face a far tougher proposition in fifth seed Svitolina.
Svitolina retains fond memories of her 6-4, 6-3 victory over defending Olympic champion Williams in Brazil, a watershed moment which came scarcely two months after she was throttled 6-1, 6-1 by the American at Roland Garros. She is attempting to become just the second Ukrainian to play in a Grand Slam singles final — after Andrei Medvedev, who lost in five sets to Andre Agassi at the 1999 French Open.
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