The American star won in three sets against the world number 2, the Estonian Anett Kontaveit. She should retire at the end of the tournament.
Le Monde with AFP
It will not yet be for this time. Serena Wiliams seems to take pleasure in pushing the time for retirement. After her victory in the first round against Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, she again won on Wednesday August 31, in New York, qualifying for the third round of the US Open. However, she faced an opponent of a completely different caliber, the Estonian Anett Kontaveit, world number 2. But the 40-year-old American, who points to the 605
“I really can’t wait [to face Serena]. I really wanted her to win because I never faced her. And it’s my last chance. Better late than never,” said The 26 -year -old Estonian player before the match. She was not disappointed.
It is with the fierce desire to extend her farewell tour to the US Open where she won in 1999 the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles that Serena Williams entered the court.
“Everything is bonus”
“To the point where I am, honestly, everything is bonus. Each opponent will be very difficult to play, I realized this this summer,” said the American earlier whose return Surprise on the Wimbledon circuit had resulted in an elimination in the first round against the 115 e world player, the French Harmony Tan.
In the next round, the American with 23 Grand Chelem titles will face the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (46
Serena Williams had announced before the start of the US Open his very next “evolution” away from the competition.