Serena advances to her 11th US Open semifinal
Top-seed USA's Serena Williams advanced to her career's 11th US Open semifinal after defeating Romania's fifth seed Simona Halep 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday. Williams, chasing a record 23rd Grand Slam title, will now face Czech tenth-seed Karolina Pliskova, who reached her first Grand Slam semifinal after defeating first-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Ana Konjuh.