Fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina zoomed into the second week of the U.S. Open for the third straight year rather emphatically, eliminating fellow countrywoman/No. 32 seed Dayana Yastremska on Friday, August 30, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. Svitolina won 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinal against Johanna Konta of Great Britain on September 3 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Svitolina is set to play the semifinal against Serena Williams as the tournament continues through September 8.
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