With Another US Open Final Looming, Can Serena Overcome Her Recent Final Woes?

Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesSerena Williams has been here before. Many times, in fact: On Saturday, she’ll play her 33rd Grand Slam final—her 10th at the U.S. Open alone—19 years and 362 days since her first, setting a new record. That first one, a straight-sets win over Martina Hingis, was also in Flushing Meadows.

That’s the thing about being Serena Williams these days: She can barely walk outside without setting a new record. Like on Thursday, when she beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1 in the U.S. Open semifinals: The win, which sent her to a second straight final in Flushing Meadows, also tied Chris Evert’s record of 101 career victories at the U.S. Open. She can break that…