Serena Williams has not performed her ultimate US Open match. In entrance of an electrical crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams defeated Danka Kovinic in a 6-3, 6-3 win.
Williams bought off to a little bit of a sluggish begin with some double faults hurting her within the first set. Nonetheless, she was capable of battle again and shake off the early jitters to win, 6-3, as Kovinic had some problems with her personal.
Within the second set, Williams discovered extra of a rhythm along with her serve. Because the second set went on, Williams appeared to realize increasingly confidence, and Kovinic misplaced management of the match totally. Williams rode that momentum to a different 6-3 win to take the match and advance.
In her US Open profession, Williams is now 99-3 when she wins the primary set, and her dominance within the event would not cease there. With a semifinals look in her final 11 appearances at Flushing Meadows, Williams has loads of expertise on her facet.
Not solely that, but when this first-round matchup is any indication, everybody in attendance on the event is behind her. Arthur Ashe Stadium exploded when Williams stepped onto the court docket, and it broke out into thunderous applause with each level she gained.
After the match, Williams spoke to CBS Mornings’ Gayle King on the court docket about what the fan assist meant to her.
“The group was loopy,” Williams mentioned. “It actually helped pull me by. I used to be actually pumped. I used to be like, ‘Sure, I bought this.'”
Williams additionally mentioned her resolution to maneuver away from tennis and into different “chapters” of her life. It wasn’t straightforward, however Williams felt like now was the very best time to maneuver onto different issues.
“It was a really arduous resolution as a result of while you love one thing a lot and also you’re enthusiastic about one thing, it is all the time arduous to stroll away,” Williams mentioned. “Typically, I believe it is tougher to stroll away than not. That is been the case for me. I have been attempting to resolve for a short time what to do. It retains you match. That is a bonus. I used to be identical to, ‘Alright, I believe now’s the time.’ I’ve a household. There’s different chapters in life. I name it evolution.”
On prime of gunning for her seventh US Open title in ladies’s singles, Williams may even be enjoying along with her sister, Venus, within the doubles event. That’s one thing Williams is admittedly trying ahead to.
“We’re laying all of it out right here, for me not less than. I can not communicate for my sister. It is gonna be so enjoyable enjoying doubles along with her. It is gonna be loopy. We have not executed it in so lengthy, and I am actually excited for it.”
Williams will now transfer on to face Anett Kontaveit within the second spherical. Kontaveit defeated Jaqueline Cristian in consecutive units in her first match of the event.
