Serena Williams made it clear that she will end her career “somewhere” after the US Open 2022, and the legendary athlete postponed this episode at least one step. After reaching 605th place in the world, the American passed Danka Kovinic (80th place in the world) and qualified for the second round of the Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows.
Serena Williams in hellish US Open second-round match with second-seeded Annette Kontaveit
After a match that lasted one hour and 40 minutes, Serena won in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to the delight of the fans in attendance at Arthur Ashe.
Eager to see what could be the last match of Serena Williams’ career, American fans managed to set a record at the huge Arthur Ashe Arena: 29,402 spectators.
The number of visitors at today’s US Open was a record.
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In the second round, Serena (who will turn 41 on September 26) faces a hell of a match: she will face second favorite Annette Kontaveit, the athlete who eliminated Jacqueline Christian in the first round.
We will remind, on Monday, Simona Halep was unexpectedly knocked out by Daria Snigur (124 WTA, a qualifier) with a score of 2-6, 6-0, 6-4. At the end of the match, Halep explained what happened.
The result of the match Serena Williams – Danka Kovinic:
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