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Serena Williams works magic again at US Open, upsets No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in Round 2

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NEW YORK — Serena Williams' expected retirement was put on hold yet again after the 23-time major champion pulled off a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-2, upset over No.

2 seed Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. «It's no rush here,» Williams said during her on-court interview after a match that ran two hours, 26 minutes. «I'm loving this crowd.

Oh my goodness. It's really fantastic. So there's a little left in me.» Williams, 40, first announced her plans to «evolve» from tennis in a first-person essay in Vogue earlier this month, citing her desire to grow her family.

Since her initial reveal, she has received countless tributes and ovations and her matches have become must-see events. An average of 2.7 million viewers tuned into ESPN for her match on Monday night — almost four times higher than the comparable timeslot earned in 2021 — and a record number of fans were on the grounds.

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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.
A tearful Anett Kontaveit admitted it was “difficult to cope with the crowd” during her defeat to Serena Williams at the US Open. The second seed, who has suffered a string of disappointing results in recent weeks, was unable to conquer the 23-time Grand Slam champion under the New York lights on Wednesday night. Ad An electric atmosphere on Arthur Ashe Stadium helped Williams recover from a mid-match blip to come through 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 and book a meeting with Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round.

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