NEW YORK : It's rare that a world number one and defending champion is the warm up act at the U.S. Open but that was the case on Monday as Daniil Medvedev played second fiddle to Serena Williams, who takes to the court later having hinted the match could be her last. Williams, 40, said in a Vogue article
NEW YORK : It's rare that a world number one and defending champion is the warm up act at the U.S. Open but that was the case on Monday as Daniil Medvedev played second fiddle to Serena Williams, who takes to the court later having hinted the match could be her last.
Eager to witness what may well be Williams' final competitive match, thousands of fans poured into the Billie Jean King Tennis Center on Monday for her early evening clash against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic. "With excitement building around Serena Williams’ first-round match-up against Danka Kovinic, we’re seeing more than three times the demand for the first day of the U.S. Open in comparison to day one last year,” Adam Budelli, spokesperson for StubHub told Reuters in an email.
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