Serena Williams has won her match in the first round of the U.S. Open. Williams beat Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
With Serena Williams indicating she could retire after the U.S.Open, her legacy is taking on a whole new meaning on and off the court.In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. 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.
Instead, there is plenty more work to be done. Williams will play in the second round of singles on Wednesday against No. 2 seed Anett Kontveit of Estonia on Wednesday. And there's also doubles to come, too: Williams and her sister, Venus, are entered together in that competition, with their initial match slated for Wednesday or Thursday.There can be no doubt, the folks so enthusiastically backing Williams on Monday will come again to the U.S.
When Williams made the short walk to the practice courts beside Ashe Stadium for a half-hour hitting session to warm up before Monday's match, people packing the bleachers above the practice area greeted her with shrieks of "Serenaaaaa!" on her way in, and again yelled on her way out, receiving a wave of her racket as acknowledgment before Williams strode, lips pursed, back into the stadium.
That word, "evolving," is the one Williams said she preferred to the more commonly used "retirement" when she wrote in an essay for Vogue released about three weeks ago that she was ready to concentrate on having a second child and her venture capital firm.
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