The women’s singles match at the Rod Laver Arena was deemed the final before the final.
But it was the the 23-Grand Slam champion who came out victorious.
She won the first set 6-1 but the Romanian fought back to win the second.
A third set ending 6-4 went the way of the mother of one.
Serena Williams will next face World Number 7 Karolina Pliskova in the quarter finals.
Source: 3news.com|Ghana
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