'I cannot think that far' – Serena Williams not thinking about US Open title after stunning Anett Kontaveit

01.09.2022 - 09:13 eurosport.com

Serena Williams admits she “cannot think” about winning the US Open after her farewell tournament continued with a three-set upset win over No.

2 seed Anett Kontaveit. Williams rolled back the years in front of a sell-out crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium to beat the fancied Estonian 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2.

She will play Australian Ajla Tomljanovic next. Ad Now she has sent Kontaveit packing, the draw has opened up with Williams facing an unseeded path to the quarter-finals.

Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur, her doubles partner during his comeback in the grass swing earlier in 2022, is the next big name she is projected to meet in the last eight.

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The incredible service game displayed by Aryna Sabalenka’s in the US Open quarter-final victory over Karolina Pliskova has been compared to that of the legendary Serena Williams by Eurosport’s Mats Wilander. Sabalenka was in imperious form as she brushed aside Pliskova in straight sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium to seal her third career Grand Slam semi-final, hitting 18 aces along the way. Ad One of the many outstanding components of Williams’ game was her commanding serve, and Wilander believes that, when on form, Sabalenka is similarly formidable for opponents.

Margaret Court takes aim at Serena Williams, tennis community: 'I don’t think she has ever admired me'

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Australian tennis great Court says admiration of Serena Williams not reciprocated

Australian tennis great Margaret Court says her admiration for Serena Williams is not reciprocated after the American retired just one major short of equalling her all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.

Australian tennis great Margaret Court says admiration of Serena Williams not reciprocated

Margaret Court says her admiration for Serena Williams is not reciprocated after the American retired just one major short of equalling her all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. Williams was widely hailed as the greatest player ever after she bowed out of the sport following defeat to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open on Friday. But the 40-year-old ends her career with 23 majors, one behind Court, who holds the overall record for men and women. "Serena, I've admired her as a player," Court told Britain's Daily Telegraph in a rare interview. "But I don't think she has ever admired me." The 80-year-old, who works as a church pastor in Perth, has become a divisive figure in tennis over her remarks on race and homosexuality, including opposition to gay marriage. Court feels she is under-appreciated in the sport despite her stellar record throughout the 1960s and early 1970s.

How to handle Serena Williams mania at US Open? Copy Novak Djokovic trick, says next opponent Ajla Tomljanovic

Ajla Tomljanovic is already preparing mentally for her battle against Serena Williams and what will inevitably be a partisan US Open crowd on Friday night. The Williams farewell tour continues apace, and though the American has hinted she could yet hold off on retiring, spectators at Flushing Meadows have been backing the 40-year-old vociferously. Ad With each match potentially her last, Williams playing on the Arthur Ashe Stadium is the hottest ticket in town, and she takes on Ajla Tomljanovic next in Friday’s night session.