Post by trueblue on Sept 1, 2022 2:05:59 GMT
'Serena Williams US Open 2022 match tracker: Williams grinds out 3-set thriller over No. 2 Anett Kontaveit'
Once again, tonight is not the night for Serena Williams' farewell.
After eliminating World No. 80 Danka Kovinic in Monday's opening round, Williams faced a much sterner test on Wednesday against No. 2 Anett Kontaveit. She passed.
She grinded out a first-set tiebreak win, was thoroughly beaten in the second, then held on in the third for a 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 victory over the world's second-ranked player. If Monday was a celebration of Serena, Wednesday marked the moment a US Open swan-song run felt possible.
Up next, she faces a third-round match against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, the world's 46th-ranked player.
After eliminating World No. 80 Danka Kovinic in Monday's opening round, Williams faced a much sterner test on Wednesday against No. 2 Anett Kontaveit. She passed.
She grinded out a first-set tiebreak win, was thoroughly beaten in the second, then held on in the third for a 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 victory over the world's second-ranked player. If Monday was a celebration of Serena, Wednesday marked the moment a US Open swan-song run felt possible.
Up next, she faces a third-round match against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, the world's 46th-ranked player.