Serena Moves Into Final

Younger Williams sister dispatches China's Li
By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 27, 2010 10:59 PM CST
Serena Moves Into Final
Serena Williams returns to Li Na of China in their women's singles semifinal at the Australian Open.   (AP Photo)

Serena Williams advanced to her fifth Australian Open women’s final today, beating China’s Li, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1). The top seed dominated in the second-set tiebreak, the AP reports, winning with an ace after the 16th-seeded Li had twice saved match points. Williams will face either Justine Henin or Jie Zheng in Saturday night’s final. (More Serena Williams stories.)

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