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Top 5 Photos, US Open Day 11: Spectacular Serena; Shakira spotted

In the women's doubles event, Victoria Azarenka and Ashleigh Barty dropped just one game to move into the final.

Published September 05, 2019

From singles to doubles to wheelchair tennis, Thursday sported a number of stars around the grounds at the US Open. Here are the Top 5 photos from Day 11.

Serena Williams could not stop smiling after her sensational semifinal performance. The 23-time major champion conceded just four games in overwhelming Elina Svitolina to reach her 10th final at Flushing Meadows. Williams will try once again to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles on Saturday.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after winning her Women's Singles semi-final match against Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine on day eleven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

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Wimbledon champions Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal react after topping Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), in the men's doubles semifinals. Farah and Cabal will play for their second successive Grand Slam title against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, who are 10-0 as a team after triumphing on their debut last month in Montreal.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Juan Sebastian Cabal (R) and Robert Farah of Colombia celebrate after winning their Men's Doubles semifinal match against Neal Skupski and Jamie Murray of Great Britain on day eleven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

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Australia's Dylan Alcott posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Bryan Barten in his wheelchair quad singles round-robin action. Alcott is bidding to win a Calendar Grand Slam in New York following successes in Melbourne, Paris and London.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Dylan Alcott of Australia in action during his Men's Wheelchair Quads singles round robin match against Bryan Barten of the United States on day eleven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

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Power couple Shakira and Gerard Pique share a moment prior to attending a presentation for the Davis Cup. Pique is the President of Kosmos Holding, a company that has partnered with the ITF to revamp the annual global men's team competition.

Colombian musician Shakira and partner Kosmoa Founder and President, Spanish football player Gerard Pique attend the Davis Cup Presentation on September 5, 2019 in New York. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images) — © AFP/Getty Images

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Ashleigh Barty and Victoria Azarenka stormed into the women's doubles final, overwhelming Viktoria Kuzmova and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-0, 6-1 in 56 minutes. Barty is looking to retain the title after tasting victory in 2018 with CoCo Vandeweghe.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Victoria Azarenka (R) of Belarus and Ashleigh Barty of Australia in action during her Women's Doubles against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia semi-final match against on day eleven of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 05, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

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