Vandeweghe blasts into first grand slam semi-final

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Reuters: Coco Vandeweghe blasted her way into her first grand slam semi-final with a dominant display of power tennis to destroy French Open champion Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-0 at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old American, who was equally as impressive in dispatching world number one Angelique Kerber in the previous round, controlled the match from the seventh game when she achieved her first break of serve. Having taken 56 minutes to wrap up the first set, Vandeweghe raced through the second to clinch the match and her semi-final place 27 minutes later. “It’s amazing to be in a semi-final. But, you know, not satisfying. I want to keep going, keep playing,” Vandeweghe told reporters. “There’s more things to do out on a tennis court that I’m hoping to achieve.”

Vandeweghe, whose previous best grand slam tournament was making the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2015, will now meet compatriot Venus Williams.