( CNN ) -- Serena Williams defeated Caroline Wozniacki for the second time in just over a week to move into the final of the Cincinnati Masters Saturday . The world No . 1 has dominated the Dane in recent times , losing only once in nine meetings , but did n't have it all her own way in Ohio . Like in last week 's Rogers Cup quarterfinal matchup between the pair in Montreal , Williams had to bounce back from a set down before recovering to win 2-6 6-2 6-4 . Both players struggled on their serves leading to an unusually high 15 service breaks throughout the match . The final set witnessed breaks of serve in each of the first five games before Williams pulled away to close out . `` I got off to a little bit of a slow start , but I was definitely in it , '' Williams said in quotes carried by the WTA website after the match . `` I was just physically grinding and trying to get in there and really just trying to grind out everything . `` ( Wozniacki 's ) a really good returner and she was getting everything back , and making some good shots . It was n't just on the return , she was able to play some really good points after the return too . `` She 's playing great tennis , even better than what she 's been playing in the last couple years , taking that defense and adding a lot of offense to it and going for her shots . She does both really well . '' For her part , Wozniacki was frustrated to lose but encouraged by how far she pushed Williams given her less than stellar record in matchups between the pair . `` I did n't get many first serves in , '' Wozniacki said . `` When I did , they were n't placed very well . `` It 's frustrating , because you lose a match 6-4 in the third and you only hold serve once . I actually broke Serena three times in the set , too . I do n't think that really happens very often to her , either . `` I felt like my game was there . I was fighting . I was running . I was trying to take the ball early . I was returning well . Then my serve comes around and I ca n't seem to hold serve . It 's frustrating . '' Despite winning 17 grand slams and 61 singles titles in all during a glittering career , Williams has never been able to win the prestigious Cincinnati tournament . She came close last year but lost out after a nail-biting third set tie-breaker to Victoria Azarenka . Williams will now meet the winner of Saturday 's second semifinal between fifth-seed Maria Sharapova and ninth-seed Ana Ivanovic . Ferrer marches on . In the first men 's semifinal Saturday , David Ferrer comfortably overcame Julian Benetteua in straight sets 6-3 6-2 . Ferrer fired down 20 winners throughout the course of the quickfire match that lasted little more than an hour and 10 minutes . The Spaniard will now face the winner of Saturday 's second semifinal between Roger Federer and Milos Raonic .
Serena Williams beats Caroline Garcia at Cincinnati Masters . World No 1 . wins 2 - 6 6 - 2 6 - 2 to reach Ohio final for second straight year . David Adams comfortably beats Julian Benetteua to reach men 's final .