Serena Williams runs away from Wozniacki at US Open

This one didnt come down to a foot fault, a referees call or anything else that couldve made Serena Williams mad.Nope, just a feel-good Saturday night for a player who has had her share of injuries and turmoil over the past few years.In what was supposed to be her toughest test yet at the US Open, Williams dominated top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 in the semi finals to move a win away from her 14th Grand Slam title.For me, its amazing, Williams said. Ive come a long way, a really long way.Williams, who missed the better part of a year with injuries and illness, was back in the semifinals at Flushing for the first time since 2009 when, also on a Saturday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, she got called for a foot fault against Kim Clijsters, then went on a tirade against the referee that cost her match point.An ugly moment shed love to forget — sort of the same way Wozniacki would like to forget almost everything that happened on a worst-case-scenario night for her in the worlds biggest tennis stadium.Her loss left No. 9 Sam Stosur as the last player with a chance to stop No. 28 Williams at a tournament in which she has lost a grand total of 29 games over six matches and hasnt dropped a set. Stosur beat Angelique Kerber 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to reach her second Grand Slam final. Theyll have a quick turnaround and play Sunday, with Williams going for her fourth US Open championship on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.It meant a lot to me to come out here as an American and still be in the tournament, Williams said. I really wanted to play tomorrow. Such a special day for the United States, so Im really excited.Williams finished with 34 winners, compared to five for Wozniacki, though the clearest picture was painted early in the second set when Williams led 20-0 in that category.Thats typical of each players game — Williams is about power and Wozniacki is about persistence — but the difference on this night was glaring and the contest turned into a mismatch.I never gave up. I was always trying to play the next point, the next point, Wozniacki said. But Serena played very, very well today. Shes in great shape. Hitting all her strokes. And that serve was a killer.Williams finished with 11 aces.Wozniacki did make it competitive for a brief moment, taking advantage of Williams two loose shots and a double fault to pull to 5-4 in the second set.