Defending champion Kim Clijsters ran her U.S. Open winning streak to 19 matches by beating Australia's Sam Stosur 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the quarterfinals today.
The No. 2-seeded Clijsters will face No. 3 Venus Williams in the semifinals, a matchup between two women who both have won two titles at Flushing Meadows
Clijsters and the fifth-seeded Stosur, the runner-up at this year's French Open, had trouble serving in windy conditions. There were a total of 18 service breaks, including nine in a span of 10 games.
But Clijsters managed to hold in each of her last two service games. The Belgian won the U.S. Open the last two times she entered, in 2005 and - after taking off 2 1/2 years - in 2009.
AP