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US Open Day 10: Serena Williams survives 3-set battle to reach semifinals

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The 2020 US Open returned to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with no fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a roundup of the 10th day of action.

Williams completes comeback to reach semifinals

It was a difficult battle, but Serena Williams came out on top to reach the US Open semifinals for an 11th consecutive time. She defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

For the first time in Grand Slam history three mothers made it to the quarterfinals of a major tournament. Two of them are Williams, 38, and 32-year-old Pironkova, who was playing her first tournament in more than three years.