Aug 22 (Reuters) - Serena Williams was far from perfect but delivered when she had to in a 6-4 6-3 win over Elina Svitolina on Saturday to reach the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
The world number one struggled with her serve for a second consecutive match and committed 34 unforced errors but moved one win away from defending her title.
Williams will bid to complete a calendar grand slam at the U.S. Open from Aug. 31, a pursuit that kept her early struggles in perspective on Saturday. “I wanted to not worry about this match, but worry about the next few matches and next few weeks and start playing better for that,” Williams said in an on-court interview.