New York: Serena Williams battled through to the quarter-finals at the US Open on Monday with a three-set win over Maria Sakkari.
The number three seed was pushed all the way by her Greek opponent, who won a second set tiebreak and was a break up in the decider before Williams fought back and took another step towards a 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 victory, completed in a shade under two-and-a-half hours
It took Williams two hours 29 minutes to secure a last-eight matchup against Tsvetana Pironkova, who overcame Alize Cornet, with the six-time winner extending her record to 105 wins to just 13 losses at major play at Flushing Meadows.
This was Williams' 100th win on Arthur Ashe, becoming the only player to reach the number, and also, a 53rd Grand Slam quarter.
Earlier in the tournament, Williams had broken the record for most singles wins (102) in the history of the US Open. She had achieved the feat after winning her first-round match of US Open 2020.
Williams will take on Pironkova on Wednesday.
