Serena Williams Fights Through to Her Fifth Australian Open Final

Serena Williams battled injuries and hard-hitting Li Na to reach her fifth Australian Open Finals match.
Serena Williams Fights Through to Her Fifth Australian Open Final
Serena Williams celebrates match point over Li Na in their women's singles semi-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament. William West/AFP/Getty Images
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Serena Williams celebrates match point over Li Na in their women's singles semi-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament. (William West/AFP/Getty Images)
Defending champion Serena Williams battled both injuries and hard-hitting Li Na to advance to her fifth Australian Open Finals match. Li took Williams to a tiebreaker in each set, but couldn’t match Williams’ power even though Williams was lacking mobility.

Williams defended the baseline and attacked Li’s serves, trying to overpower her opponent as quickly as possible. Williams was only hitting her first serve 60% of the time, but when she got it in, she won 86% of her first serve point.