NEW YORK _ For Elina Svitolina, it's been a steady progression to get into the game's upper echelon. Thursday she will know for sure she has arrived when she meets Serena Williams in the semifinals of the U.S. Open.
Svitolina is ranked No. 5 in the world and has won a tour-high nine titles since 2017. The biggest of those was the 2018 WTA Tour championship, beating Sloane Stephens in the final in Singapore.
Svitolina reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon in July, losing to champion Simona Halep. She is the first Ukrainian woman to reach the final four at the U.S. Open, showing a complete game in her quarterfinal win over Johanna Konta.
