At US Open, Serena Williams tries to close in on No. 24

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is once again in the latter stages of a Grand Slam tournament as she pursues her record-equaling 24th major championship.
Williams faces No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina in the U.S. Open semifinals Thursday night.
The 37-year-old American already owns 23 singles Slam trophies, six from Flushing Meadows.
Only one player in the history of tennis has 24: Margaret Court, who won more than half of hers against amateur competition before professionals were admitted to G