After Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki made the semifinals on Tuesday, Serena Williams and Karolina Pliskova completed the final four on Wednesday, getting past Simona Halep and Ana Konjuh, respectively. The Williams vs. Pliskova match-up will be an encounter of two WTA's biggest hitters when it comes to aces: Pliskova leads with 439, while Williams lags behind with 320.
World No.11 Pliskova comfortably defeated Ana Konjuh 6-2 6-2, in a match that was a Grand Slam quarterfinal debut for both of them. The Czech, who won 92% of points behind her first serve against Konjuh, is now on an impressive 10-match winning streak, which includes the Western & Southern Open title and four Top 10 victories (Svetlana Kuznetsova, Garbine Muguruza, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams).