Serena Williams, playing what could be the last US Open of her celebrated vocation, won her second-round singles match Wednesday night, bringing down world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4) 2-6 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Williams looked better compared to in past matches this year, where she was all the while attempting to shake the rust of a long cutback.
In Kontaveit, in any case, Williams confronted a lot sterner test and was without a doubt the longshot on paper however surely not with the full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Williams will next confront Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round.
Tomljanovic, who was playing simultaneously as Williams on Wednesday, crushed Russian Evgeniya Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Also, Williams isn't playing simply singles; she will open copies play with her sister Venus Williams on Thursday night.