Serena Williams is ready for the quarter finals of the grand slam tournament the Australian Open following a victory over verdensranglistens number one, the Romanian Simona Halep.
Williams, who himself is number 16 in the world, won with 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
It was a very intense battle, and there were some incredible duels. She is number one in the world and a truly skilled player. I had to play up to my best, and so did I, says Serena Williams.
With the victory, she continues rekordjagt in its efforts to become the most winning damesinglespiller in the grand slam context.
Serena Williams has won 23 grand slam titles in his career. With a tournament win more will she tangere australian Margaret Court’s record 24 titles in the ladies’.
In the quarter-finals awaits the syvendeseedede, Karolína Plísková, which earlier Monday beat Garbiñe Muguruza surely with 6-3, 6-1.
Both Simona Haleps baglår was wallpaper up in the fight against Williams, but it didn’t seem to bother the Romanian or be crucial for the match outcome.
Haleps biggest problem in the first set was in place when Serena Williams broke for 3-1 and 5-1, before she won the set 6-1 in just 21 minutes.
the Set was more equal, than the digits suggest, and in the second set showed Halep, she is also the race could follow the previous verdensetter.
Admittedly, Williams was the first to break in the second set, when she came back in front 2-1, but Halep broke right back. Ago kept both players serve until Serena Williams sent the ball out of the field on the Haleps first sætbold.
In the decisive third set to continue jævnbyrdigheden. Both players had opportunities to break each other before Serena William out to get the top of the wrist, as she set the first servegennembrud brought himself in front 4-3.
Without the big problems spill the hard-hitting american at 5-3, and so was Halep under pressure.
the Romanian kept even serv, but was also forced to break the Williams afterwards. The part could Halep is not clear. Instead won the american match after a convincing party, where she played the way out to the lines.
