Serena Williams through to final

Serena Williams progressed to the US Open final tonight after dispatching sixth-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3 6-2.

Sat, 06 Sep, 2008 - 09:46

Serena Williams progressed to the US Open final tonight after dispatching sixth-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3 6-2.

Williams will go for her ninth Grand Slam title – and first since the 2007 Australian Open – later today against Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic, who defeated Elena Dementieva of Russia in the earlier semi-final.

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