MELBOURNE, 17 February, 2021, (TON): Serena Williams entered in another semifinal, so close yet again to No. 24. At the age of 39 she desired to beat best players of the world, at a time when most of her opponents are long gone from high-level professional tennis.

On 16 February 2021 in Melbourne, Serena Williams beat Simona Halep during their women singles quarterfinal match and she celebrated her victory.

After beating No. 2-ranked Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in a quarterfinal match that finished while most Americans were still asleep Tuesday morning in the U.S.

Williams stated that “I’m here, and I’m happy to be here, I gotta keep going. “Obviously, I have an incredible opponent to play and it’ll be nice to hopefully keep raising the level of my game. I’m going to have to.”

She hasn’t lost since a Fed Cup match in Spain last February that hardly anyone watched or remembers Out of fairness to Williams, adding more that she is an underdog to Osaka, who arrives at the semifinals on a 19-match winning streak. Since the U.S. Open last falls, Osaka has had that aura around her like Williams used to, where it just seems like she has a gear in the big matches that her opponents don’t.