US Open 2022: Serena Williams beats world number two Annette Kontaveit, reaches third round
Washington: Serena Williams has stunned everyone in the second round of the women’s singles at the US Open. Showing amazing combativeness, she defeated world number two Annette Kontivit. 40-year-old Serena won this match by a margin of 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. Serena, who won 23 Grand Slams, has also won the US Open title six times.
She has already announced that she is going to retire from this game, but she did not lose heart in this match and made sure that there is still some more time in her retirement. This could be Serena’s last tournament.
When Serena, who has made many great achievements in her career of 27 years, was told that she has already said that she is at the last stage of her career, she said that she is in no hurry to retire.
She said that she still has a little game left in her and is a much better player. Therefore, when the time comes, she will see when to retire.
She said, “I am Serena. When I lost the second set, I thought I had to do my best in the third set. Otherwise it may end here. I see it as a bonus. I don’t need to prove anything. I have nothing to lose. I’ve had an ‘X’ in my back since 1999.”
The organizers described Serena as the greatest player of all time before the match. Golf star Tiger Woods and actress Zedaya had also reached to see this match.
Serena is the 609th ranked player
Serena is currently ranked 609th in the world. In this match, there was a close fight between the two players in the first set, but in the end, Serena took advantage of her experience to win.
At the same time, in the second set, Kontivit made a comeback and won an easy victory, but in the third set, Serena showed a great game and won by a margin of 6-2 to make it to the third round. She will now face Australia’s Ezla Tomljanovic. Serena will make it to the pre-quarterfinals if she wins this match.
