World No. 26 and mother of one Serena Williams on Thursday confirmed her spot in the final of the ongoing US Open women's singles by handing Latvia's World No. 18 Anastasija Sevastova a 6-3, 6-0 defeat at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The win keeps afloat Serena's hopes of winning a first grand slam since becoming a mother, while she is also on the threshold of breaking a host of records.

Serena Williams already has the highest number of Grand Slam singles titles (23) to her name in the Open Era, but the win in the semi-final gives her a chance to equal Australian legend Margaret Court's haul of 24 Grand Slam titles. A win in the final will also register her as the holder of the highest number of US Open singles titles. Serena is currently tied with compatriot Christine Evert on 6. The first game of the first set, however, indicated that Sevastova will deny Serena such opportunities as the Latvian broke the American's serve and registered the first game in her name.