Serena Williams advances to potentially historic U.S. Open final

Serena Williams is advancing to what could be a historic U.S. Open final, after defeating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-1 Thursday night.

Williams has won six U.S. Open titles, and her triumph on Thursday night was her 101st U.S. Open victory, tying her with Chris Evert. If Williams, the No. 8 seed, wins on Saturday, it will be her 24th Grand Slam victory, and she will tie Margaret Court's record.

Williams will play the winner of Thursday night's other semifinal game, which was still going on as of 11 p.m. ET — either No. 13 Belinda Bencic or No. 15 Bianca Andreescu.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.