(New York) What if Serena Williams evolved to 24?e Grand Slam title rather than retirement, a word she didn’t want to use when announcing her impending exit from competition in the magazine VogueThree weeks ago?
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The question may seem premature, even absurd, but the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd and Williams’ most ardent admirers must have asked it on Wednesday evening when they watched the American tennis giant defeat Estonian Annette Kontaveit 7-6 (7-6) in three sets. 4), 2-6 and 6-2.
Williams reached the third round of a tournament for the first time since returning to action in 14 months.
Not only did she show the composure she lacked in five games earlier this summer, but also the flash.
She achieved this feat against the second player in the world.
Photo by Cory Sipkin, Agence France-Presse
Tiger Woods attended Serena Williams’ game on Wednesday.
So why not start dreaming a little? How can we not envision a scenario where Williams ends her career with a seventh title in New York?
“I still have some fuel left,” Williams said in an on-court interview with Mary Jo Fernandez after 2 hours of play and…
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