Serena Williams Upset By Pliskova At US Open

Karolina Pliskova upset Serena Williams tonight 6-2, 7-6(5), and advanced to the US Open Finals. Serena finally ran into a player who could hit as hard or even harder than she could. Pliskova actually outserved Serena in this match which is totally unheard of – Serena simply could not read Pliskova’s power serve and Pliskova’s blistering forehand at times overpowered Serena. After cruising through the first set, Pliskova and Williams traded breaks early in the third set and then held serve until the tiebreaker.  Pliskova ran out to a 3-0 lead and then lost 4 consecutive points. But Karolina held her nerve and finally won it when Serena double-faulted at 5-6. Pliskova should give a big thanks the Simona Halep who lost to Serena last night in three spectacular sets. If you can, take a look at the second set in that Halep match – it was one of the better sets of tennis you will see as both players were simply crushing the ball, moving each other from corner to corner. It was apparent tonight, especially in the second set, that Serena just did not have the movement and energy she needed and I’m sure that was a residual of her match with Halep. But all credit to Pliskova as she was clearly the better player on the court tonight.