Williams’s victory against an over-matched King may have been one of her easiest, the world number one in complete control from the outset, looking like a champion who never had to shift out of first gear. Larsson has also yet to drop a set this tournament and has lost just 10 games in her first two matches. Serena is still showing no signs of a banged up shoulder, as she’s lost just 12 games in her first two matches and is serving very efficiently.
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“It’s stable. I just got to keep it like that”, Williams said.
Music artists Jay Z, left, and Beyonce, talk while watching Williams. In the second set, she made Williams earn every point of the second game, twice playing the 22-time Grand Slam singles champ to deuce, before Williams smashed a forehand victor to even the set at 1-1.
While Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray both had different reactions to the noise level with the Ashe roof closed – Murray saying “you can’t really hear anything” while Nadal was indifferent – Williams didn’t seem to mind the crowd noise and said it was probably louder with the roof open.
In addition, some legendary athletes shared special messages with Serena rooting her on and describing what they love about her and how she transcends the game of tennis.
While top-ranked Serena clinched her 306th Grand Slam women’s singles victory with a 6-3, 6-3 thrashing of fellow American Vania King, Murray overcame tenacious Spaniard Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 to progress through to the next round.
Beyoncé came out to support her honorary hype girl Serena Williams, who crushed it at the U.S. Open.
King noticed Williams’ negative body language as she headed to the net.
“[Serena] didn’t tell me she was in it”, said Venus. But playing at Arthur Ashe Stadium usually bodes well for her, as she entered Thursday night with an 80-10 record, which is the best winning percentage in the venue’s history, per ESPN Stats & Info. The most recent match was in Bastad back in 2013. After a pause, she added: “several more steps”.
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“This video really kind of taps into a lot of emotions that I have and a lot of emotions that I feel”. “It’s like I want to show them that I’m good at my job, too – minus today”.
