Serena Williams dominated Elina Svitolina to reach the U.S. Open final, bringing her one step closer to tying Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. She needed just 70 minutes to secure the 6-2, 6-1.
She will face either No. 15 Bianca Andreescu or No. 13 Belinda Bencic, who were to play in the second semifinal on Thursday night, in the final on Saturday.
Williams, the No. 8 seed, took control of the match early by breaking Svitolina in her first service game. The two then traded games until Williams closed out the opening set with a routine hold.