Serena, Nadal and Thiem advance to U.S. Open quarter-finals
By Reuters
03 September 2018 |
8:00 am
Serena Williams survived a scare from giant-killer Kaia Kanepi to claim a rollercoaster 6-0 4-6 6-3 win on Sunday (September 2) and move into the U.S. Open quarter-finals, a step closer to a record-equalling 24th career Grand Slam title.
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