Three Black Women Advance to U.S. Open Semifinals

For the first time in U.S. Open history, three black women have advanced to the quarterfinal round; in this case they all happen to be American. As of Monday, Venus Williams, 37, Sloane Stephens, 24, and Madison Keys, 22, are all vying for the Tiffany-engraved trophy.

Oh, and it’s all going down at a stadium named for an African American tennis player, Arthur Ashe.

Williams and Stephens earned quarterfinal spots on Sunday night, by defeating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain and Julia Gorges of Germany respectively, while Keys snagged her place by defeating Elina Svitolina from the Ukraine Monday night.

Venus.
Madison.
CoCo.
Sloane.

For the 1st time since 2002, FOUR Americans are into the QFs @usopen. #USOpen

— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) September 5, 2017

Keys, ranked No. 15 in the world, is the youngest of the bunch, and was visibly excited after her win, and spoke about the prospect of the Americans squaring off against one another.

“It’s just really exciting. I’m really happy that none of us are playing each other in the quarterfinals,” Keys said, according to the LA Times. “If there’s some all-American matchups in the rest of the tournament, I think that says really good things about women’s tennis.”

Coincidentally, Serena Williams, who usually dominates at the Open …

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