Serena Williams v Elina Svitolina US Open women's semi final – live!
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12.26am BST
First set: *Williams 1-0 Svitolina (* denotes server)
First serve good, second serve not so good. Williams hits long a couple of times to give Svitolina an early edge. After interrupting that run, Williams has to stretch to reach a well-placed return, and Svitolina easily slams it past her to go up 15-40 and take two break points. Williams holds both of those and then another, then runs Svitolina around the court to take the advantage.
12.20am BST
And now ESPN’s Pam Shriver is chatting with the coach whose signals started the Williams v umpire showdown, Patrick Mouratoglou. He keeps chatting while Williams misses her first serve and then hits long in a brief rally. Continue reading...
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