Serena Williams advances to Rogers Cup semifinals

TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup semifinals Friday night, beating soon-to-be-top-ranked Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-3, 6-4 at breezy at York University.
Playing her first event since losing the Wimbledon final, Williams will face Czech qualifier Marie Bouzkova on Saturday. Bouzkova led fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania 6-4 when the Wimbledon champion retired because of a leg injury.
The 37-year-old Williams, ranked 10th and seeded eighth, won the event in 2001, 2011