Serena Advances To Final

Steve Bell

am800-sports-tennis-serena-williams-1.7533521 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 06: Serena Williams of the United States celebrates victory following her women's singles semi-final match against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on Day Eleven of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (Matthew Stockman/Serena Williams celebrates victory following her semi-final match against Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia on Day Eleven of the 2018 US Open September 6, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images))

Serena Williams will take on Noami Osaka in the U.S. Open final

Serena Williams has reached the U.S. Open final for the ninth time by overcoming a slow start in a convincing victory over No. 19 seed Anastasija Sevastova.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion will take on surprising Noami Osaka in Saturday's final.

Williams was broken in the first game and trailed 2-0 in the opening set before rolling to a 6-3, 6-0 victory.

The 36-year-old Williams won five straight games following her bumpy start and took the last seven.

Williams is bidding for a seventh U.S. Open championship and 24th Grand Slam singles trophy overall, which would tie Margaret Court for the most in tennis history.