Halep; Serena reach quarters

Simona Halep was broken serving for the match at 5-4 but she broke right back, and after falling behind 0-30 in the 11th game swept the last four points in a row to end it.

Published : Sep 05, 2016 23:11 IST , New York

Simona Halep (right), of Romania greets Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain, after winning the fourth round match.
Simona Halep (right), of Romania greets Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain, after winning the fourth round match.
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Simona Halep (right), of Romania greets Carla Suarez Navarro, of Spain, after winning the fourth round match.

World No.1 Serena Williams made short work of Yaroslava Shvedova en route to her quarterfinals at the US Open. Williams beat Shvedova 6-2 6-3 in the fourth round.

Fifth-seeded Simona Halep beat 11th seed Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals.

The 24-year-old Romanian was broken serving for the match at 5-4 but she broke right back, and after falling behind 0-30 in the 11th game swept the last four points in a row to end it.

Halep, who reached the semifinals at Flushing Meadows last year, edged ahead in her rivalry with Suarez Navarro, now leading their head-to-head series 6-5.

“I'm really happy I could win this match. It's really tough to beat her. I just gave everything I had,” Halep said after the match.

The in-form Halep, a three-times winner this year who owns a 23-3 record dating back to start of French Open, will play either top-seeded Serena Williams or unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the quarters.

“The next round will be a very tough one, so I want to enjoy this victory today,” said Halep.

Hard-hitting Czech Karolina Pliskova toppled two-time champion Venus Williams 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) on Monday to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final.

Pliskova, who had never before made it past the third round of a major, derailed seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams's bid to reach the last eight for the second straight year and scuppered a possible semi-final clash between Williams and her sister Serena.

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