Serena Williams will prolong her singles career for at least two more days after beating Danka Kovinić in the first round of the 2022 U.S. Open on Monday.
In front of a packed and star-studded crowd at Flushing Meadows, the 23-time Grand Slam champion downed the 27-year-old Montenegrin in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3.
After arriving at Arthur Ashe Stadium to much fanfare on Monday, Williams’s nerves showed early on in the match. The six-time U.S. Open champ double-faulted five times in the first set, but eventually found her serve to close out the opening set with two aces in the final three points.
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