2010 U.S. Open Semifinal Result: Vera Zvonareva Crushes Caroline Wozniacki

Vera Zvonareva is known for melting down. Epically. After falling in the singles and doubles finals at Wimbledon this July, she cried on the court. Battling knee problems in the fourth round of the 2009 U.S. Open, she blew six match points against Flavia Pennetta and lost in three sets. Again, water works.

But Friday was different. The seventh-seeded Russian coolly defeated No. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki, 6-3, 6-4, in the first women's semifinal of the 2010 U.S. Open. Zvonareva still hasn't lost a set during the tournament. At 5-foot-7, she's not known as a powerful server, but she was only broken once by Wozniacki, who looked strangely tight throughout. Zvonareva mixed things up, hitting drop shots and coming to net on occasion. The approach worked.

She'll play the winner of the Venus Williams/Kim Clijsters match Saturday. It's Zvonareva's second straight Grand Slam final.