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Patna : Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles Serena Williams, 38, USA, unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova, 32, Bulgaria, 16th seed Elise Mertens, 24, Belgium, and unseeded Victoria Azarenka, 31, Belarus, a former World No 1, have advanced to the women’s quarter-finals of US Open (tennis) at Newyork City, Newyork, USA.
Third seed Serena Williams edged past 15th seed Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 in a tough three-set battle in Round of 16 on September 7, 2020, late night, to set up a QFs match with Tsvetana Pironkova on September 9, 2020. Serena won 3 break points in the match to 1 by the Greek. Sakkari though hammered 13 Aces in the match to 12 by Serena. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match.
Bulgaria Pironkova beat unseeded Alize Cornet, 30, France, in a hard fought three-set match 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 in Round of 16 on September 7 night to set up a QFs match against Serena Williams. The Bulgaria won 8 break points in the match to 6 by Cornet. She won 5 games in a row to 4 by Cornet.
16th Seed Elise Mertens stunned 2nd seed Sofia Kenin, 21, USA, the reigning Australian Open Champion, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in Round of 16 on September 8, 2020, to set up a QFs match against two-time former Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, on September 9, 2020. Mertens fired 7 Aces in the match to none by Kenin. She also won 4 break points in the match to just 1 by the American, who committed three double faults.
Azarenka beat 20th seed Karolina Muchova, 24, Czech Republic, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 rallying back from one set down on September 8. Azarenka won 6 break points to 4 by Muchova. Muchova though fired 7 Aces to 2 by Azarenka. The Bularusian won 5 games in a row in the match to 2 by Muchova. Azarenka will face Elise Mertens in QFs on September 9, 2020.