US Open 2022: Serena Williams wins first spherical match, strikes on to face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit

Serena Williams has not but performed her closing US Open match. In entrance of an electrical crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams defeated Danka Kovinic in a 6-3, 6-3 win.

Williams bought off to a little bit of a gradual begin with some double faults hurting her within the first set. Nonetheless, she was capable of battle and shake off the early jitters to win, 6-3. Within the second set, Williams discovered extra of a rhythm along with her serve and rode that to a 6-3 win to take the match and advance.

Williams will now transfer on to face Anett Kontaveit within the second spherical. Kontaveit defeated Jaqueline Cristian in straight units in her first match of the event.