Serena Williams Defeated In Rogers Cup Semis

Top seed, Serena Williams has admitted that she played like an amateur after she was beaten by an 18-year old Swiss, Belinda Bencic to reach Rogers Cup final in Toronto.

The Swiss international defeated the 33-year old 3-6 7-5 6-4 making it two defeats out of the 45 the multiple Grandslam winner has suffered in 2015.

The American, 33, has won the first three Grand Slams of 2015 and will go for the calendar Grand Slam at the US Open, which begins on 31 August.

"I played like an amateur to be honest," said Williams.

"I felt pretty much in control until I lost the match."

Bencic, the youngest player to beat Williams in a completed match since Maria Sharapova in 2004, said victory was "an incredible feeling".

"I was very overwhelmed from the situation on the court, but I'm just so happy the forehand landed in [on match point]," she said.

Bencic will play Romanian second seed Simona Halep in the Toronto final who beat Sara Errani 6-4 6-4.

"I'm completely dead now, it was a very tough match," said Halep. "She played amazing, she was running everywhere for all the balls.

"I did everything I could to finish in two sets because in the third one I don't know what would happen." BBC