Williams six times a single point from winning six times she failed to come through .
All that uncertainty is inevitable . Delays Friday in the No. 7 spot , Williams sent 107 mph service winner , then let out a shout, a mixture of relief and joy after a 6-0 6-3 victory over fifth seed Li Na . from China to the defending champion back in the final at Flushing Meadows .
"I firmly happens sometimes , I just want to relax and then when I was relaxed , she played some good points, " No. 1 ranking , Williams will face No. 2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus . Belarus said on Sunday in a rematch of last year 's final .
"But it was a great experience to go to the next round, " Williams added, "If I could get the race I 'll be ready to calm down and just to stay focused and relax ."
Pursuing a fifth championship . U.S. Open and 17th Grand Slam title and Williams was so dominant, untouchable , so the only question in the last two weeks . Each time out is how long it takes her to win, she will not .
" I've been really focused ," Williams said, " I'm targeting. Something for themselves in the game ( each), and I'm really trying to achieve those goals every time . "
Through 12 sets of six opponents in this tournament, Williams had lost only 16 games ( for context, Azarenka lost 13 in a match alone) by the WTA to the second lowest of the game fell through six matches . at any Grand Slam tournament in the last 25 years.
31 year old American will become the first woman . Win the U.S. Open without dropping a set since - yes, you guessed it - Williams himself, in 2008, she did not have in 2002 .
Williams won 24 games in a row during a stretch perfect . Especially at start up in the second set of her fourth -round victory over No. 15 seed Sloane Stephens passed 6-0, quarterfinal 6-0 win over No. 18 Carla Suarez Navarro and concluded a 1-0 lead in the second set against 2011 French open champion Li .
So, tips on how to do something that is competitive with Williams .
" You've got to battle , you have to work , you have a crush and you've got a bite with your teeth for what you have " Azarenka said, "She's obviously a player. Amazing. , She was the greatest . Time of all . "
Williams has certainly been bolstering her case recently .
She is 66-4 with eight titles in 2013, returning to the start of Wimbledon in June 2012, and she was 97-5 with 13 awards , including three of the past five Grand Slam tournaments . posted .
Half of Williams's loss this season has been one of the TuneUp Azarenka including hard courts in Cincinnati last month .
"We know each other pretty well, I know that the strength of her that she knows my strengths " Azarenka said, " That's what it's all about for Turning Point who want it, the more people are willing . to go to it . "
Azarenka has lost 12 of 15 meetings of their career , but she managed to push Williams to three years in New York will be the first women the same play in the U.S. Open final two years in since the Williams lost to sister Venus in 2001 and then defeated her former in 2002 .
Azarenka, two- time Australian Open champion , improved to 31-1 on the Court 's leading hard this season by defeating all of the roughly 83 to beat Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4 ranking , 6. -2 in Friday 's semifinals .
" I'm afraid her little " Pennetta storage tissue box blue chair at one of her hobbies , and sometimes went to blow her nose between points said .
Azarenka hit six defects coupled with errors far more natural (25 ) than wins ( 15) and the destruction of the five games available for nine of her, she is one of the returners on top of the game , however, and wound up with eight breaks . Pennetta of a Grand Slam in her first . Finals Day at age 31 .
Now stringent tests with Williams to go right back on the court Friday night against Venus in the women's doubles semifinals , where they lost 6-4, 6-2 match of the Czech Republic . Mark and Andrea Hlavackova Lucie Hradecká come .
The shadows stretched across the blue sky in the evening , and Arthur Ashe Stadium of Light took Li 38 minutes of play to get in the game with Williams and - gasp - her. won another break for 2-1 in the second set and came across the court to the corner that forced an error by Williams .
It's a jarring change also is fast .
Li is the best off both wings and superb court coverage that allows her to two finals . Australian Open , she can not be with Williams after Li went up to 40 to get within one point with a 3-1 advantage in the second set , she held to six points with the release backhands . back to the Williams and Williams broke again to go up 4-2.
Li entered the day with the best 29 aces , but Williams was not allowed to serve one to get her past Williams to track down ball after ball to use. foot agility coach Patrick Mouratoglou says the first thing he wants to improve when they started working together 15 years ago .
Repeatedly , Li appears to hit the shot at the end, over and over again , Williams somehow to get it back over the net , that is why Li finished with a paltry eight wins less than 11 . Williams .
"I need more practice ," Li said.
Williams out of the abundance of the opponents feel that way.
Is still a matter of winning the final on Friday and took a while with Li serving at 5-2 down, they played an epic game, 22 points, 1 point Li will compete against the winning numbers . service 101 miles per hour on the second , Williams pushed a backhand on the third , backhand Li down the line pull forehand into the net on No. 4 , 103 miles per hour to produce . Go mobile with mesh on No. 5 , Williams ended 10 exchange rhythmic volley by sailing ahead swing wide and dropped to her knees No.6 ended up winning over the head of Li .
When Williams sent a backhand to lose the game after almost one tournament ½ hours of the most interesting 13 minutes, 49 seconds , some viewers responded with a standing ovation if they think that might be just . just one more game, they were right.
Provide a 5-3 , 30- all , Williams dropped a backhand view of Li then fell forward, her left fist pumping and screaming again , and this time she is the last of her. it can be . Thanks to a strong seal that Li can only be put on the net.
Because the way to completing the game feel closer than ever to reality.
During an interview on court , Williams was asked about the Azarenka again.
"Well, we always have a good match really hope to have it, " Williams told the crowd , "It is good to be final . , She is a great player and she was raised. her game when it really counts. " .
Sounds like a good description of Williams .
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