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Serena Williams could face Maria Sharapova for her second straight major semifinal as she seeks to complete the Grand Slam at the US Open.
Thursday’s draw filled the top-ranked Williams’ quarter of the bracket with Americans, nine in all.
In the third round, Williams could face 29th-seeded Sloane Stephens, who beat her in the 2013 Australian Open and is coming off her first WTA title in Washington this month. (Stephens faces Wimbledon quarterfinalist Coco Vandeweghe in the opening round.) Another up-and-coming US player, 19th-seeded Madison Keys, could await Williams in the fourth round.
And in the quarterfinals, one potential opponent is her sister, 23rd-seeded Venus Williams. Another possible quarterfinal foe is 12th-seeded Swiss teen Belinda Bencic, who recently upset Williams in Toronto en route to a breakthrough title.
Williams is seeking to complete the first Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988. She beat Sharapova in the semifinals of Wimbledon for her 17th straight victory over the Russian on the way to her second “Serena Slam” — four major championships in a row, but just not in the same year.
Second-seeded Simona Halep and fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, who is Williams’ best friend and lost to her in last year’s US Open final, are in the other half of the draw.
On the men’s side, second-seeded Roger Federer and No. 3 Andy Murray could meet in one semifinal, with No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Kei Nishikori, last year’s runner-up, in the other.
Serena Williams could face Maria Sharapova for her second straight major semifinal as she seeks to complete the Grand Slam at the US Open.
Thursday’s draw filled the top-ranked Williams’ quarter of the bracket with Americans, nine in all.
In the third round, Williams could face 29th-seeded Sloane Stephens, who beat her in the 2013 Australian Open and is coming off her first WTA title in Washington this month. (Stephens faces Wimbledon quarterfinalist Coco Vandeweghe in the opening round.) Another up-and-coming US player, 19th-seeded Madison Keys, could await Williams in the fourth round.
And in the quarterfinals, one potential opponent is her sister, 23rd-seeded Venus Williams. Another possible quarterfinal foe is 12th-seeded Swiss teen Belinda Bencic, who recently upset Williams in Toronto en route to a breakthrough title.
Williams is seeking to complete the first Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988. She beat Sharapova in the semifinals of Wimbledon for her 17th straight victory over the Russian on the way to her second “Serena Slam” — four major championships in a row, but just not in the same year.
Second-seeded Simona Halep and fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki, who is Williams’ best friend and lost to her in last year’s US Open final, are in the other half of the draw.
On the men’s side, second-seeded Roger Federer and No. 3 Andy Murray could meet in one semifinal, with No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 4 Kei Nishikori, last year’s runner-up, in the other.
