Ace Tennis player Serena Williams on Monday stormed into the quarter-final in the ongoing US Open as she won against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the fourth round of women’s singles at the Arthur Ashe stadium.
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The 36-year-old swept aside her Estonian opponent 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in a clash that lasted 96 minutes. After registering an easy victory in the first set, a couple of errors in the second set gave Kanepi the chance to make a comeback. However, Williams hit back strongly in the third set to keep the hopes of a 24th Grand Slam title alive.
Sealed with a winner:@serenawilliams defeats Kanepi 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 to continue her run in Flushing Meadows!
She will face Karolina Pliskova in the QF…#USOpen pic.twitter.com/FMpAiJOOb0
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2018
Former world number one has confirmed her place in the quarterfinal of the tournament for the 15th time in her career. In the men’s singles event, defending champion Rafael Nadal edged past Georgian player Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 to book his spot in the last eight.
