This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. When 40-year-old Serena Williams beat second-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the U.S.
Open last night, the collective thought started to creep in: can she really do this? In her post-match on-court interview, Williams was asked if she was surprised at her level of play.
She smirked — as though she would ever be surprised about winning a tennis match. "I'm just Serena," she said. Read more about her victory here.
Williams announced earlier this month that she'd be "evolving away from tennis," and that this U.S. Open would be her last as she focuses on growing her family and her businesses.