Serena Williams is in the semifinals at the US Open

Serena Williams has reached the US Open semi-final in New York, knocking out the last remaining top ten player in the field.

Serena Williams (36) wins at the US Open in New York with 6: 4 and 6: 3 against the world ranking eighth Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic. In the first set, the 26-year-old led 4-2, after that, 36-year-old Williams dropped her margin of error and won with ease.

The winner of a total of 23 Grand Slam titles will face Latvian Anastasija Sevastova this Thursday in the semi-final. The world ranking nr 18, defeated defending champion Sloane Stephens of the USA in the first quarterfinal.