Serena Williams continues her US Open swan music with a second-round match towards No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit. After defeating Danka Kovinic within the first spherical, Williams will attempt to hold marching towards a seventh US Open title.
Williams obtained off to a little bit of a shaky begin towards Kovinic on Monday evening, however she finally regained her composure to win in straight units 6-3, 6-3. She was in a position to draw back from Kovinic because the match wore on, however the stage of problem will enhance towards Kontaveit within the second spherical.
One factor that can nearly actually carry over from the first-round match is the overwhelming fan assist for Williams, from the second she takes the courtroom to each time she wins some extent all through the match. Following her defeat of Kovinic, Williams applauded the followers’ power.
“The gang was loopy,” Williams mentioned. “It actually helped pull me via. I used to be actually pumped. I used to be like, ‘Sure, I obtained this.'”
Williams and Kontaveit will start their second-round match from Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and you may stream the match on fuboTV (try for free).
