Photos: Unseeded player upsets Serena Williams

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Photos: Unseeded player upsets Serena Williams

Roberta Vinci beat top seed Serena Williams in a huge upset in a U.S. Open semifinal on Sept. 11, 2015.

Serena Williams reacts after losing a point Roberta Vinci during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. In one of the most significant upsets in the history of tennis, Williams lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to the 43rd-ranked Vinci of Italy. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts after beating Serena Williams in a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Rapper Drake attends the Women's Singles Semifinals match between Roberta Vinci of Italy and Serena Williams of the United States on Day Twelve of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Venus Williams attends the Women's Singles Semifinals match between Roberta Vinci of Italy and Serena Williams of the United States on Day Twelve of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Serena Williams, right, shakes hands with Roberta Vinci, of Italy, after losing a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Roberta Vinci of Italy shakes hands with Serena Williams of the United States after defeating her in their Women's Singles Semifinals match on Day Twelve of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Vinci defeated Williams 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts to the crowd after beating Serena Williams during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Serena Williams reacts after winning a point against Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A court attendant picks up a racket smashed on the court by Serena Williams during a semifinal match against Roberta Vinci, of Italy, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Roberta Vinci of Italy celebrates a point in the third set against Serena Williams of the United States during their Women's Singles Semifinals match on Day Twelve of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Serena Williams of the U.S. plays Roberta Vinci of Italy in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Sept. 11, 2015. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Serena Williams can't catch up with a shot from Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Serena Williams is treated by a trainer during a break in play during a semifinal match against Roberta Vinci, of Italy, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Serena Williams of the U.S. plays Roberta Vinci of Italy in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Sept. 11, 2015. Vinci won the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, ending Williams' hopes of completing a Grand Slam. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts after winning a point against Serena Williams during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Serena Williams of the U.S. plays Roberta Vinci of Italy in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Sept. 11, 2015. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Serena Williams of the U.S. plays Roberta Vinci of Italy in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Sept. 11, 2015. Vinci won the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, ending Williams' hopes of completing a Grand Slam. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Roberta Vinci of Italy during a break between sets in her semifinals match against Serena Williams of the U.S. at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, Sept. 11, 2015. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

Serena Williams stumbles as she fails to catch up with a drop shot from Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Serena Williams, left, and Roberta Vinci, of Italy, pass each other during a change over during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Serena Williams reacts after a shot from Roberta Vinci, of Italy, during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Serena Williams of the United States reacts against Roberta Vinci of Italy during their Women's Singles Semifinals match on Day Twelve of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their Women's Singles Semifinals match on Day Twelve of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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Serena Williams reacts after losing a point Roberta Vinci during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. In one of the most significant upsets in the history of tennis, Williams lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to the 43rd-ranked Vinci of Italy. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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