US Open 2022: Serena Williams falls in third round, capping off illustrious career

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It's the end of an era.

Serena Williams lost her third-round match at the U.S. Open on Friday in three sets to Alja Tomljanovic, capping off her illustrious career.

Williams took a commanding 5-3 lead in the first set, well on her way to make the third round look easy. However, she lost four games in a row and lost the first set 7-5. 

But she came back with a vengeance in the second set. In fact, she utterly dominated early on.

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Serena Williams of the United States reacts in the second set against Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their Women's Singles Third Round match on Day Five of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 02, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Elsa/Getty Images)

She answered by winning the first four games of the set, but Tomljanovic didn’t go down quietly. She won the next two games, and even came close to breaking Williams’ serve again, but the 23-time grand slam champion refused to let that happen. At deuce, she earned back-to-back points to clinch the game.

Serena Williams of the United States reacts in the second set against Ajla Tomlijanovic of Australia during their Women's Singles Third Round match on Day Five of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 02, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.  (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

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But once again, Tomljanovic battled back. She won the next three games to tie the set at five –