Serena Williams will continue on in the U.S. Open after defeating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round
The Serena Williams show will roll on for a couple more days after all.
And even if Monday wasn’t officially the send off—Serena was still due to play doubles with her sister Venus later this week—it felt like one anyway. The U.S. Open gave her an opening night showcase, a star-studded New York crowd and a flashy pre-recorded walk-on sequence narrated by Queen Latifah. Spike Lee was on hand for the coin toss. Former President Bill Clinton watched from the stands next to Dr. Ruth. Martina Navratilova sat beside Mike Tyson.
The quality of the tennis was far less shimmering. And it soon proved that organizers were right to be prepared for Williams’ exit—even if she scraped through in the end. Williams looked nervous and occasionally clumsy in a first set that dampened the normally boisterous mood inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. She took the first two games, only to fall behind 3-2.
Yet in the moments that mattered most, Williams was able to fall back on the most reliable weapon of her career: her guided missile of a serve. She misses with it more than she used to, but against the player ranked No. 80 in the world in a first-round match, it can still do the job.
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