Serena one win from first Cincinnati title

(Reuters) – Top seed Serena Williams overcame a slow start to beat Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 2-6 6-2 6-4 yesterday and reach her second straight Western and Southern Open final in Cincinnati.

Williams was broken three times in the first set before finding her groove in time to beat 12th-seeded Wozniacki for the second time this month and eighth time in nine career meetings.

Williams, in pursuit of her first Cincinnati title, got better as the nearly two-hour match went on, overpowering Wozniacki with