By ADAM ZAGORIA
NEW YORK — A year ago at this time, Serena Williams was in the hospital dealing with life-threatening blood clots after giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia.
Now she is one victory from claiming her seventh US Open title and her record-tying 24th Grand Slam championship.
No. 17-seeded Serena cruised into Saturday’s women’s final after winning 12 of the final 13 games in a 6-3, 6-0 destruction of No. 19 Anastasija Sevastova in the semifinals Thursday night. Serena will play the winner between No. 14 Madison Keys and No. 20 Naomi Osaka. Both semis were played with the roof closed and the air ventilation system on due to rain. That made for refreshing conditions after two weeks of brutal heat at the Open.
“It’s honestly really incredible,” Williams, who turns 37 later this month, said on court. “A year ago I was literally fighting for my life in the hospital after I had the baby. After I step on this court I’m so grateful that I have an opportunity to play this sport. No matter what happens in any match, semis or finals, I just feel like I’ve already won.”
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