23-time Grand Slam champion Williams played a few singles matches and a person with her sister Venus in doubles on the hard courts of New York. Although Tomljanovic concluded his journey in singles, the Williams sisters concluded spherical 1 in doubles following defeating Czechs Lucia Hradecká and Linda Nosková.
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The matches of the longtime previous entire world number 1 aided ESPN develop its regular viewers in the first 5 times of the event to 1.1 million spectators. In contrast to final yr, it was a 101 p.c improve. “These are the initial 5 most watched days of the US Open on ESPN networks,” the station stated in a push release.
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The 40-calendar year-aged Williams hinted at the stop of her occupation in the September concern of Vogue journal, but failed to totally affirm it in the course of the match. “If I ever occur back again? I don’t consider so, but hardly ever say in no way,” she mentioned in an interview right after the match with Tomljanovic.
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Serena Williams in a match towards Anett KontaveitovaPhoto: Geoff Burke, Reuters
Williams knocked out Danka Koviničova from Montenegro early in the event prior to losing to Tomljanovicova in the 3rd round. She then confronted world selection two Anett Kontaveit from Estonia.
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