Serena is at the top of her half of the draw and Venus is at the bottom of it, so if they were to meet for a sixth time in U.S. Open competition, it would be in the semifinals. To mark the occasion, Gatorade chose to combine two addictive obsessions into one work-distracting, time-killing, 8-bit ideal storm of tennis gaming fun.
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Serena Williams wearing NikeCourt Flare shoes from Nike’s Unlimited NYC Collection.
The seven-time major victor, who won back-to-back titles in Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001, said her latest Grand Slam bid was right on track. “Playing on the same day is always great”.
It didn’t hinder her play though.
It seems every year history beckons Williams at Flushing Meadows and on Thursday she reached yet another milestone by tying Martina Navratilova for most career grand slam wins with 306. “It’s not easy after a big, big challenge like I did in Rio”.
Elsewhere, Eugenie Bouchard crashed out in the first round but said she has not been distracted by her ongoing lawsuit against the tournament.
As we’ve seen through the years, Williams isn’t afraid to wear a bold look on the court, and this year is no exception.
Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, returns a shot to Diego Schwartzman, of Argentina, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in NY.
Radwanska, who has never made it past the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, next faces 25th seed Caroline Garcia of France, a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victor over Czech Katerina Siniakova.
“I feel okay”, Williams said after the match. He lost that match in four sets. Both rallied from two sets down in the first round: Isner spent 3 hours, 27 minutes on court Monday, while Darcis needed 4 hours, 11 minutes.
She then made it all the way to the final of the tournament in Nanchang, being defeated by Ying-Ying Duan in three sets during the final.
NEW YORK (AP) – When the U.S. Open made a decision to give 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro a wild-card invitation this year, it rankled American player Steve Johnson.
Fired-up fifth seed Simona Halep also advanced, downing Czech Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-4 in a battle of former French Open finalists. The 28 unforced errors The return game: She won only 13 of 40 points on King’s first serves.
Williams can match Federer’s total by beating 47th-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden, who she will play in the third round. Showers were expected early, possibly delaying the start of Thursday’s schedule. After a pause, she added: “several more steps”.
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“But as time has progressed, and this past week it’s usually been the day after, so that’s a really positive thing”.
