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From Sodpto Gangoli
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams surprised the uprising of world number one, Simona Halib, to win a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory at the Australian Open on Monday.
Halib broke Serena's lead in the first half, but that's all she could get in the first set, putting an end to the US Grand Prix at 23 men in 20. minutes.
French Open champion Halib climbed into the second set to score 1-1 after beating Serena's second.
But seven-time champion of the Australian Open, Serena beat Halib in the seventh game of the crucial group to end the game in one hour and 47 minutes.
Serena will meet Czech seed Carolina Pleskova, seventh seed, in the semifinal.
(Reuters)
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