NEW YORK : Serena Williams signalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic.The victory over the 80th ranked Kovinic, just her second this year, will be a confidence boost for Williams but the path to a r
NEW YORK : Serena Williams signalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic.
Waiting in the wings is Estonian second seed Anett Kontaveit, who breezed past Jaqueline Cristian 6-3 6-0. Even with Williams far from her best the odds always appeared stacked against the 27-year-old from Montenegro. While Kovinic has been enjoying the best Grand Slam season of her career reaching the third round of both the Australian and French Open, she had not won a single match since Roland Garros.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Williams puts off retirement with first round winNEW YORK : Serena Williams signalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a scrappy 6-3 6-3 win over Danka Kovinic.The victory over the 80th ranked Kovinic, just her second this year, will be a confidence boost for Williams but the path to a r
Read more »
Gauff wins for first time on Ashe to move into US Open second roundNEW YORK: American Coco Gauff eased into the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 victory over France's Leolia Jeanjean. Gauff, the 12th seed and home favourite, had the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium firmly behind her as she wrapped up the match in 79 minutes on the back of a s
Read more »
Serena's farewell tour gets top billing on Day One at US OpenSerena Williams will kick off what is likely to be the last event of her farewell tour on Monday at the U.S. Open where she will headline opening night in a first-round clash with Montenegro's Danka Kovinic.Williams, who three weeks ago announced her forthcoming retirement from tennis, will play the 7 p.m
Read more »
Ukraine's Snigur stuns former number one Halep in first roundNEW YORK : Ukrainian qualifier Daria Snigur produced the performance of her career to upset twice Grand Slam winner Simona Halep 6-2 0-6 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Open Monday.The 20-year-old Snigur showed poise beyond her years to break Halep in the opening game and again in the third as she capi
Read more »
Carreno Busta downs former winner Thiem in US Open first roundNEW YORK : Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta sent 2020 champion Dominic Thiem packing 7-5 6-1 5-7 6-3 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday, as the Austrian wildcard struggled with his forehand on the long road back from injury.Thiem reached his first Tour-level semi-final in more than a year at last mo
Read more »
Griezmann comes off the bench to give Atletico a win at ValenciaAntoine Griezmann came off the bench to hand Atletico Madrid a 1-0 LaLiga win at Valencia on Monday as Diego Simeone's side bounced back from their unexpected home defeat by Villarreal eight days ago.Atletico sit sixth in standings on six points, three behind leaders Real Madrid and Betis and one adrift o
Read more »