Serena Williams vs. Kaia Kanepi: Score and Recap from 2014 US Open

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Published: September 1, 2014

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So far, so dominant for Serena Williams at the 2014 U.S. Open. The two-time defending champion continued her torrid charge for a three-peat on Monday, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over unseeded Kaia Kanepi on Monday.



The match took only 65 minutes, as Williams went to work with an aggressive game plan designed to highlight her power advantage over Kanepi.


Spoiler alert: It worked.

Williams hit eight aces and 19 winners against 16 unforced errors in a victory that oscillated between flawless and sloppy. The 17-time major champion has dropped only 17 games through her first four matches—the lowest of any player remaining—and is yet to lose a set. By far the most dominant hard-court player in the world, Williams has now reached at least the quarterfinals in her last seven appearances at the U.S. Open.

The top-seeded American will take on 11th-seeded Flavia Pennetta in the quarterfinals. Pennetta defeated Casey Dellacqua 7-5, 6-2 earlier Monday to earn her third last-eight appearance at Flushing Meadows in as many appearances. The Italian made it to the semifinals last year before losing to Victoria Azarenka.



Williams has defeated Pennetta in their last five head-to-head matches, including at Cincinnati last month. The only time Pennetta has defeated Williams came in 2005, when injury forced the latter to withdraw.

It's safe to say Williams looked pretty healthy Monday.

While sometimes struggling with accuracy, she set the tone of the match early with a series of dominant service wins. Williams did not drop a first-serve point in the opening set, her run highlighted by six aces. Kanepi did not get a chance for a break point, while Williams needed to convert only one of her five chances to take the first set 6-3.

Playing in her second career fourth round at the U.S. Open, Kanepi seem...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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