'That’s Serena Williams stuff' – Mats Wilander compares Aryna Sabalenka’s 'unplayable' serve to icon's

The incredible service game displayed by Aryna Sabalenka’s in the US Open quarter-final victory over Karolina Pliskova has been compared to that of the legendary Serena Williams by Eurosport’s Mats Wilander. Sabalenka was in imperious form as she brushed aside Pliskova in straight sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium to seal her third career Grand Slam semi-final, hitting 18 aces along the way. Ad One of the many outstanding components of Williams’ game was her commanding serve, and Wilander believes that, when on form, Sabalenka is similarly formidable for opponents.

US OpenRuthless Sabalenka eases into semi-final with convincing win over Pliskova4 HOURS AGO “She’s serving great again,” Wilander said when analysing her performance on Eurosport. “The attitude is always there. When she plays well, it’s very difficult to find an opponent that she doesn’t like playing against.

“It’s really important to win the first set, especially in the women's draw when there's two out of three sets. 'It looks like she's going to win the whole tournament' — John McEnroe backs Caroline Garcia US Open finale — Will Tiafoe or Pegula land a home win? Can Alcaraz become youngest men's No. 1? “But I think just that’s the confidence you get from being the boss.

When you're playing against someone that hits the ball as hard as Pliskova does and realising that, ‘I don't have to risk everything. I can defend a little bit. I can keep the ball in play.’ And I mean, she's got power everywhere.

“Sometimes, like her last backhand, she doesn’t even look like she’s hitting it that hard and the ball comes up so fast from her racquet. “I like that she’s willing to come forwards. We know that she plays a lot of doubles, and she’s learnt how to play with a bit of