Serena Williams comes from a set down to defeat unseeded Tsvetana Prionkova, keeping her dream of a 24th grand slam singles title alive.
Serena Williams was forced to dig deep to secure a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 US Open quarter-final victory over unseeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, keeping alive her latest bid for a record-tying 24th grand slam singles title.
Pironkova, back after an absence of more than three years during which she had a baby in early 2018, made a nice start as she consolidated a break to go ahead 4-2 in the first set.After Williams saved two set points on serve to pull within 4-5, the Bulgarian held her nerve and secured the opener with a backhand crosscourt winner.
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