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Serena Williams storms past Amanda Anisimova to enter ASB Classic final

Williams needed just 43 minutes to go past Anisimova, thus setting up an all-American final against Jessica Pegula.

Serena Williams storms past Amanda Anisimova to enter ASB Classic final

Serena Williams of the United States reacts during her Women's Singles final match against Bianca Andreescu of Canada on day thirteen of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2019 in Queens borough of New York City. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP)

Top-seeded Serena Williams cruised into the ASB Classic’s women’s singles final on Saturday, ousting No.3 seed and fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-1, 6-1.

Williams needed just 43 minutes to go past Anisimova, thus setting up an all-American final against Jessica Pegula.

In the first meeting between two of the top five American players, the 23-time Grand Slam champion converted all five of her break points and saved the only break point she faced in the encounter, slamming 17 winners and only firing six unforced errors.

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In the other semi-final, Pegula overcame Williams’s doubles partner and another former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Both of Sunday’s finals will feature Williams, as she and Wozniacki have also advanced to the doubles final.

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