Serena Williams Defeats Romania's Simona Halep at U.S. Open

Serena Williams makes it look easy while playing during the Women’s Singles Quarterfinals Match at the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday (September 7) in Queens, N.Y.

The 34-year-old tennis pro beat Simona Halep of Romania that day.

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“I knew that I could play a lot better,” Serena said on court (via USA Today). “I lost my rhythm in the second set. I knew that I had to step it up in the third set.”

She continued, “I was rather positive today, and that’s not normal. I’m just going to go with it.”

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