New York: US. U.S. in the first round of the Open Tennis Grand Slam. Legend Serena Williams wins. In women’s singles, Serena reached the second round by defeating Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic in straight sets (6-3, 6-3).
40-year-old Serena is retiring with this Grand Slam. U.S. This is also the 107th win from 14 tournaments in the career of the six-time Open winner. World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece lost to Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Gallen in the men’s singles first round. The loss came following a four-set match (0-6, 1-6, 6-3, 5-7). Daniel Elahi completely dominated the match. Serena Williams was given a huge reception by the audience.
When Serena arrived at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, she was greeted with applause by the crowd. A record 29,402 spectators came to watch the first match of the star who announced his retirement for the season. U.S. Former President Bill Clinton, Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, Martina Navratilova, Mike Tyson, Serena’s husband Alexis Ohanian and mother Orasin Prince also came to watch the game.
Serena’s daughter Alexis Olympia caught the attention of the crowd. Serena first won the 1999 US Open. Olympia came wearing white beads in her hair like she wore when she won the Open title.
The outfit Olympia wore was similar to the outfit Serena wore the previous day. The number of spectators who came to watch Serena’s match also entered the record book. 29,402 spectators in the U.S. The Open is the record number of games played in a session. Serena, who dominated the women’s tennis court with 23 Grand Slam titles, was away from the court for a year due to injury. Serena’s last Grand Slam was at the 2017 Australian Open. Serena is with Margaret Court in the Grand Slam achievement.
