Serena Williams earned her 100th win at the US Open with a brutal 44-minute demolition of Wang Qiang, firing an ominous warning to rivals in her pursuit of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Six-time US Open champion Williams on Tuesday dismantled Chinese 18th seed Wang 6-1, 6-0 in a complete mismatch that was the quickest at this year\u2019s tournament to set up a semi-final clash with Ukrainian trailblazer Elina Svitolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 27-year-old Wang had not lost a set during her best Slam run that included a defeat of reigning French Open champion Ashleigh Barty in the last 16, but she was powerless to stop a Williams onslaught at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I play someone who is playing really well, I know I have to either step it up or go home and I wasn\u2019t ready to go home. I had to come out here and play really well,\u201d said Williams, suffering no ill effects from the ankle she rolled in her previous match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really unbelievable, literally. From when I first started here, I think I was 16, I didn\u2019t think I would ever get to 100. I didn\u2019t think I would still be out here,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 37-year-old American is seeking a 24th major title to match Margaret Court\u2019s longstanding record, and smacked 25 winners against first-time Slam quarter-finalist Wang, who failed to hit a single one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPhysically I\u2019m feeling great. More than anything I\u2019m just having fun every time I come out here.\u201dWang, trying to become just the fourth Chinese player to reach the last four of a Slam, won just four points in the second set and 15 in total.\u201cIt\u2019s not easy to play against her,\u201d Wang said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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