NEW YORK (Reuters) - Few people gave Roberta Vinci any chance of taking down Serena Williams in their U.S. Open semi-final on Friday, not even the unseeded Italian who conceded she had already booked an early flight home.
But instead of returning to Italy on Saturday the 32-year-old will return to Arthur Ashe Stadium court to face Flavia Pennetta in an improbable all-Italian U.S. Open final after pulling off one of the biggest shocks in tennis history.
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