SERENA WILLIAMS KEEPS ON WINNING /1mwixyVjtwĩ:43 p.m.: Love 40. Williams will move on after eliminating the world No. Williams hits a backhand past Kontaveit, and the upset is complete. Anett Kontaveit live updates, highlights from US Open 2022ĩ:44 p.m.: And it's over. Read below for scores and updates from Wednesday's action.

The Sporting News tracked live updates from the second-round match between Williams and Kontaveit. 46-ranked player, in the third round Friday.ĭeCOURCY: Serena conquered her opponents, and the unrelenting demands of a brutal sport She will face unseeded Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia, the world's No. She finished with 11 aces, she won on her first serve 73 percent of the time, and she took points from Kontaveit on 31 percent of her opponent's first serves. The 40-year-old Williams looked to be in top form. Kontaveit got it to 4-2 before Williams won the final two games. Kontaveit earned a break to make it 2-1, but Williams broke Kontaveit again to move to 3-1. She won the opening game and then broke Kontaveit to open up a 2-0 lead. While Williams later added a win on one of her service games, Kontaveit easily finished the set to even the match. Kontaveit bounced back strongly in the second set, winning the first three games before Williams notched one. Kontaveit broke back and the two again traded wins before going to a tiebreak. Williams and Kontaveit traded wins in the first set until Williams broke to go up 5-4. MORE: Watch Serena Williams at the 2022 US Open live with fuboTV (free trial)

'It's no rush here (to leave),' Williams said after the match. The 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 triumph sent her into the third round of the 2022 US Open. Instead, Williams took the first set in a dramatic tiebreaker, dropped the second set and then stormed back to win the third. 2 Anett Kontaveit a heavy underdog many expected that the final singles match of her tennis career would come Wednesday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. She came into her match against world No.

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