Serena Williams is not bowing out of her last competition without a battle.
On Wednesday, Williams knocked out No. 2 general in the world Anett Kontaveit in 3 sets (7-6, 2-6, 6-2) in the 2nd round of the 2022 U.S. Open in upset style. After taking the veryfirst set in a tiebreaker and losing definitively to Kontaveit in the 2nd, Williams stormed back with a dominant set of her own to cap off the success.
And the minute that basically sealed the offer for Williams was an outright all-timer. Holding match point with a 4-2 set lead, Williams was looking to put Kontaveit on the back foot for a last set. With a lunge and a two-handed swing, Williams knocked the ball back to the other side of the court, simply barely grazing the line and putting Kontaveit at a drawback.
Williams then quickly checkout Kontaveit’s motions and tapped the ball back over where she couldn’t reach, winning the match and putting her one set away from success.
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