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Oct. 26, 2013 / 1:33 PM

Serena Williams ousts Jankovic in WTA Championships semifinals

Serena Williams serves to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the Woman's Final in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 8, 2013. Williams wins her second consecutive U.S. Open Championship by defeating Azarenka 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. UPI/John Angelillo

Serena Williams serves to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the Woman's Final in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 8, 2013. Williams wins her second consecutive U.S. Open Championship by defeating Azarenka 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Serena Williams of the United States topped seventh-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic Saturday to reach the finals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul.

The top-seeded Williams outlasted Jankovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 and advanced to Sunday's finals where she will take on Li Na of China.

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Li cruised past fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to reach the finals.

Williams, who is 9-1 lifetime against Li, won the first set but Jankovic took advantage of a spate of errors by Williams to win the second set. The fatigued American rallied in the third set and won her fourth match point before closing the match out.

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