Serena Williams is playing arguably the most dominant tennis of her career and now stands two victories from her fifth U.S. Open championship and the 17th major title of her career.
The top-seeded Williams faces No. 5 Li Na in one semifinal Friday afternoon, while No. 2 Victoria Azarenka meets unseeded Flavia Pennetta in the other. All but Azarenka are over 30.
If Serena wins the championship — presumably against Azarenka on Sunday — she would tie Roger Federer with 17 Grand Slams and move within one of the legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, who won 18 apiece, tying her for fourth all-time among women. Margaret Court is the all-time leader with 24 majors.
But while there exists a healthy debate about whether Federer is the greatest male player of all time — despite owning the most major titles of any man, he has a losing record against chief rival Rafael Nadal — the chorus is increasingly singing Serena’s praises as the greatest woman of all time.
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