Serena Williams Advances To Us Open Singles With Win Over World No.2 Anett Kontaveit

Williams looked better than in previous matches this year, where she was still trying to shake off the rust of a long layoff. At world No.2 Kontaveit, however, Williams faced a much sterner test and was undoubtedly the underdog on paper, but certainly not with a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A raucous but well behaved crowd cheered her on at every point. She addressed the long layoff in her interview Wednesday, but said, “I love a challenge.” Williams will next face Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round. Tomljanovic, who played alongside Williams on Wednesday, defeated Russian Evgenia Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. And Williams doesn’t just play singles. will open doubles play with her sister Venus Williams on Thursday night. “I need more fights,” he told ESPN. “I like to rise to the challenge. Yeah, I haven’t played a lot of matches, but I’ve been training really well. In my last few matches, it just wasn’t happening. I’m like, this isn’t me.” Things have changed since he started playing the Open, he said. She started singles play on Monday with a 6-3 6-3 win over Montenegro’s Danka Kovinić. It was Williams’ third match since announcing to Vogue magazine that she would “evolve away from tennis” after the US Open. “I’ve never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I was thinking of it as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people,” Williams said. in the Vogue article published earlier this month. “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m doing is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, towards other things that are important to me,” he said. In her post-match press conference on Monday, Williams was asked if this is definitely her last tournament. “Yeah, I was pretty vague about that, right?” he said with a smile. “I’ll stay vague because you never know.” The first-round win over Kovinic was Serena Williams’ best performance since returning from injury. She has managed to win just one match since returning to the circuit in June and has been unable to match the form that helped her win her last grand slam title in 2017. While Williams was still a long way from that level in Monday’s win over Kovinić, it certainly would have given her hope that her final dance at the US Open could be extended. One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and won the US Open six times, most recently in 2014. Now in her 40s, Williams’ career will come full circle as the final match — in whatever round that turns out to be — is to be played at the site of her first grand slam singles victory, the 1999 US Open. Then just a teenager, Williams burst onto the scene to stun world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final and set the stage for two decades of dominance.

Kontaveit is a rising star

After Kontaveit won her first Tour-level title in 2017, her real year was 2021 as she won four WTA tournaments to climb the rankings. An attacking player with a varied game and a powerful forehand, Kontaveit broke into the world top 10 for the first time in November 2021 and has been a mainstay ever since. She sits at a peak ranking of No. 2 — the highest ranking ever for an Estonian — and at 26 will certainly be looking to improve on her best performance at a grand slam, a quarter-final appearance at the 2020 Australian Open. Kontaveit looked impressive in her first-round US Open victory over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian, dropping just three games, and said after her win that she was “rooting” for Williams in her first-round match and is “really excited” to play against her. her. “I’ve never played against her. I mean, this is the last chance,” he told reporters. “Better late than never. “I’m really excited. I think the atmosphere is going to be amazing. I’m really looking forward to it.” CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

title: “Serena Williams Advances To Us Open Singles With Win Over World No.2 Anett Kontaveit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Kristina Riggs”

Williams looked better than in previous matches this year, where she was still trying to shake off the rust of a long layoff. At world No.2 Kontaveit, however, Williams faced a much sterner test and was undoubtedly the underdog on paper, but certainly not with a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A raucous but well behaved crowd cheered her on at every point. She addressed the long layoff in her interview Wednesday, but said, “I love a challenge.” Williams will next face Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round. Tomljanovic, who played alongside Williams on Wednesday, defeated Russian Evgenia Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. And Williams doesn’t just play singles. will open doubles play with her sister Venus Williams on Thursday night. “I need more fights,” he told ESPN. “I like to rise to the challenge. Yeah, I haven’t played a lot of matches, but I’ve been training really well. In my last few matches, it just wasn’t happening. I’m like, this isn’t me.” Things have changed since he started playing the Open, he said. She started singles play on Monday with a 6-3 6-3 win over Montenegro’s Danka Kovinić. It was Williams’ third match since announcing to Vogue magazine that she would “evolve away from tennis” after the US Open. “I’ve never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I was thinking of it as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people,” Williams said. in the Vogue article published earlier this month. “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m doing is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, towards other things that are important to me,” he said. In her post-match press conference on Monday, Williams was asked if this is definitely her last tournament. “Yeah, I was pretty vague about that, right?” he said with a smile. “I’ll stay vague because you never know.” The first-round win over Kovinic was Serena Williams’ best performance since returning from injury. She has managed to win just one match since returning to the circuit in June and has been unable to match the form that helped her win her last grand slam title in 2017. While Williams was still a long way from that level in Monday’s win over Kovinić, it certainly would have given her hope that her final dance at the US Open could be extended. One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and won the US Open six times, most recently in 2014. Now in her 40s, Williams’ career will come full circle as the final match — in whatever round that turns out to be — is to be played at the site of her first grand slam singles victory, the 1999 US Open. Then just a teenager, Williams burst onto the scene to stun world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final and set the stage for two decades of dominance.

Kontaveit is a rising star

After Kontaveit won her first Tour-level title in 2017, her real year was 2021 as she won four WTA tournaments to climb the rankings. An attacking player with a varied game and a powerful forehand, Kontaveit broke into the world top 10 for the first time in November 2021 and has been a mainstay ever since. She sits at a peak ranking of No. 2 — the highest ranking ever for an Estonian — and at 26 will certainly be looking to improve on her best performance at a grand slam, a quarter-final appearance at the 2020 Australian Open. Kontaveit looked impressive in her first-round US Open victory over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian, dropping just three games, and said after her win that she was “rooting” for Williams in her first-round match and is “really excited” to play against her. her. “I’ve never played against her. I mean, this is the last chance,” he told reporters. “Better late than never. “I’m really excited. I think the atmosphere is going to be amazing. I’m really looking forward to it.” CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

title: “Serena Williams Advances To Us Open Singles With Win Over World No.2 Anett Kontaveit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Christopher Stahl”

Williams looked better than in previous matches this year, where she was still trying to shake off the rust of a long layoff. At world No.2 Kontaveit, however, Williams faced a much sterner test and was undoubtedly the underdog on paper, but certainly not with a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A raucous but well behaved crowd cheered her on at every point. She addressed the long layoff in her interview Wednesday, but said, “I love a challenge.” Williams will next face Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round. Tomljanovic, who played alongside Williams on Wednesday, defeated Russian Evgenia Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. And Williams doesn’t just play singles. will open doubles play with her sister Venus Williams on Thursday night. “I need more fights,” he told ESPN. “I like to rise to the challenge. Yeah, I haven’t played a lot of matches, but I’ve been training really well. In my last few matches, it just wasn’t happening. I’m like, this isn’t me.” Things have changed since he started playing the Open, he said. She started singles play on Monday with a 6-3 6-3 win over Montenegro’s Danka Kovinić. It was Williams’ third match since announcing to Vogue magazine that she would “evolve away from tennis” after the US Open. “I’ve never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I was thinking of it as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people,” Williams said. in the Vogue article published earlier this month. “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m doing is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, towards other things that are important to me,” he said. In her post-match press conference on Monday, Williams was asked if this is definitely her last tournament. “Yeah, I was pretty vague about that, right?” he said with a smile. “I’ll stay vague because you never know.” The first-round win over Kovinic was Serena Williams’ best performance since returning from injury. She has managed to win just one match since returning to the circuit in June and has been unable to match the form that helped her win her last grand slam title in 2017. While Williams was still a long way from that level in Monday’s win over Kovinić, it certainly would have given her hope that her final dance at the US Open could be extended. One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and won the US Open six times, most recently in 2014. Now in her 40s, Williams’ career will come full circle as the final match — in whatever round that turns out to be — is to be played at the site of her first grand slam singles victory, the 1999 US Open. Then just a teenager, Williams burst onto the scene to stun world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final and set the stage for two decades of dominance.

Kontaveit is a rising star

After Kontaveit won her first Tour-level title in 2017, her real year was 2021 as she won four WTA tournaments to climb the rankings. An attacking player with a varied game and a powerful forehand, Kontaveit broke into the world top 10 for the first time in November 2021 and has been a mainstay ever since. She sits at a peak ranking of No. 2 — the highest ranking ever for an Estonian — and at 26 will certainly be looking to improve on her best performance at a grand slam, a quarter-final appearance at the 2020 Australian Open. Kontaveit looked impressive in her first-round US Open victory over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian, dropping just three games, and said after her win that she was “rooting” for Williams in her first-round match and is “really excited” to play against her. her. “I’ve never played against her. I mean, this is the last chance,” he told reporters. “Better late than never. “I’m really excited. I think the atmosphere is going to be amazing. I’m really looking forward to it.” CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.

title: “Serena Williams Advances To Us Open Singles With Win Over World No.2 Anett Kontaveit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-04” author: “Mary Cobb”

Williams looked better than in previous matches this year, where she was still trying to shake off the rust of a long layoff. At world No.2 Kontaveit, however, Williams faced a much sterner test and was undoubtedly the underdog on paper, but certainly not with a full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. A raucous but well behaved crowd cheered her on at every point. She addressed the long layoff in her interview Wednesday, but said, “I love a challenge.” Williams will next face Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round. Tomljanovic, who played alongside Williams on Wednesday, defeated Russian Evgenia Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5. And Williams doesn’t just play singles. will open doubles play with her sister Venus Williams on Thursday night. “I need more fights,” he told ESPN. “I like to rise to the challenge. Yeah, I haven’t played a lot of matches, but I’ve been training really well. In my last few matches, it just wasn’t happening. I’m like, this isn’t me.” Things have changed since he started playing the Open, he said. She started singles play on Monday with a 6-3 6-3 win over Montenegro’s Danka Kovinić. It was Williams’ third match since announcing to Vogue magazine that she would “evolve away from tennis” after the US Open. “I’ve never liked the word retirement. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I was thinking of it as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people,” Williams said. in the Vogue article published earlier this month. “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m doing is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, towards other things that are important to me,” he said. In her post-match press conference on Monday, Williams was asked if this is definitely her last tournament. “Yeah, I was pretty vague about that, right?” he said with a smile. “I’ll stay vague because you never know.” The first-round win over Kovinic was Serena Williams’ best performance since returning from injury. She has managed to win just one match since returning to the circuit in June and has been unable to match the form that helped her win her last grand slam title in 2017. While Williams was still a long way from that level in Monday’s win over Kovinić, it certainly would have given her hope that her final dance at the US Open could be extended. One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Williams has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and won the US Open six times, most recently in 2014. Now in her 40s, Williams’ career will come full circle as the final match — in whatever round that turns out to be — is to be played at the site of her first grand slam singles victory, the 1999 US Open. Then just a teenager, Williams burst onto the scene to stun world No. 1 Martina Hingis in the final and set the stage for two decades of dominance.

Kontaveit is a rising star

After Kontaveit won her first Tour-level title in 2017, her real year was 2021 as she won four WTA tournaments to climb the rankings. An attacking player with a varied game and a powerful forehand, Kontaveit broke into the world top 10 for the first time in November 2021 and has been a mainstay ever since. She sits at a peak ranking of No. 2 — the highest ranking ever for an Estonian — and at 26 will certainly be looking to improve on her best performance at a grand slam, a quarter-final appearance at the 2020 Australian Open. Kontaveit looked impressive in her first-round US Open victory over Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian, dropping just three games, and said after her win that she was “rooting” for Williams in her first-round match and is “really excited” to play against her. her. “I’ve never played against her. I mean, this is the last chance,” he told reporters. “Better late than never. “I’m really excited. I think the atmosphere is going to be amazing. I’m really looking forward to it.” CNN’s Steve Almasy contributed to this report.