23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams has won her first-round match at the US Open, defeating Danka Kovinic in straight sets at Flushing Meadows.
Serena Williams after her match against Danka Kovinic on day one of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on 29 August 2022.In her first match at what is expected to be the last US Open — and last tournament — of her remarkable playing career, Williams overcame a shaky start to overwhelm Danka Kovinic 6-3 6-3 on Monday night in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium with an atmosphere more akin to a festival than a farewell.
She went up 2-0, but then quickly trailed 3-2. Then, suddenly, Williams, less than a month from turning 41, looked a lot more like someone with six championships at Flushing Meadows and 23 grand slam titles in all — numbers never exceeded by anyone in the professional era of tennis, which began in 1968.
Instead, there is plenty more work to be done. Williams will play in the second round of singles against No.2 seed Anett Kontveit on Wednesday after the Estonian beat Jaqueline Adina Cristian of Romania 6-3 6-0. The arena announcer called Williams "the greatest of all time," and intoned: "This US Open marks the final chapter of her storied tennis history."
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