The 38-year-old launches bid for 24th Slam with straight-sets win as the Scotsman grinds out marathon comeback. FMTNews USOpen SerenaWilliams AndyMurray
Serena Williams serves during the first round of the US Open tennis championships against Kristie Ahn in New York yesterday.
Williams defeated Ahn 7-5, 6-3 as she started the latest bid of her protracted pursuit to match Margaret Court’s Grand Slam title with a straight-sets win at Flushing Meadows. She has come close since, reaching four major finals only to come away empty-handed, but should have a better chance this time around with several top players absent because of coronavirus concerns or injury.
“I’ve just played a four-and-a-half hour match when I never thought I’d be able to,” he told reporters. “You know, she’s such a nice woman, so sweet, so kind, so humble. When these things happen to these good people, I feel, like, so sad about it,” said Muguruza.
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