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January 21, 2019

Serena muscles past top seed Halep into Open quarters

Serena muscles past top seed Halep into Open quarters

Serena Williams of the US hits a return against Maria Sakkari of Greece during their fifth session women’s singles match on day three of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament in Perth on December 31, 2018. (Photo by TONY ASHBY / AFP)

Serena Williams ground down top seed Simona Halep in an epic three-setter to take her quest for a record-equalling 24th major into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday.

Serena Williams 

The 37-year-old American beat the Romanian world number one 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to set up a last eight clash with Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova.