Africa-Press – Botswana. The American, Serena Williams, toasted the home crowd, in the early hours of Wednesday, with a display that reminded the old days, defeating the No. 2 World, Anett Kontaveit, in three sets.
The youngest of the Williams sisters won the tiebreak in the first set, by 7-6, lost the second by 2-6 and closed with the same partial by 6-2 against the Estonian player.
The six-time winner of this tournament will face Ajla Tomljanovic, who she has never played with, in the next round.
With this victory, Serena ensured that she remains unbeaten in the first and second rounds of the US Open, with an impressive career record of 42 wins and 0 losses.
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