Long from Williams at the baseline, Williams smiles in frustration and now we're at deuce. Long from Williams and the door is just being kept open an inch for Kontaveit, 40-30.
Williams looks down at the baseline as a Kontaveit return finds it, surprising Serena who finds the net with her response. It's her 11th of the match and Williams has found her grove again! 40-0. Long from Kontaveit, the second serve kicking up at the Estonian and it's now 30-0. Advantage Williams.Ī power serve from Williams, 15-0. "COME ON!" Screams Williams, before heading to the back of the court and her towel. Kontaveit finds the net in a rally off a very slow 70-odd mph second serve! Wide serve to the backhand from Williams, opens the court and Williams finishes. Her second serves are just as power though, but Kontaveit met that one with a forward step and lands the killer punch too, forcing Serena deep and long to bring up break point, 30-40. Williams is just missing with these first serves, much to Kontaveit's relief. Kontaveit there with some more superb tennis, bringing some power and then getting Williams out wide and forcing her to find the net. That could have gone either way, both women having their chances, but Williams opened up the court with a deep backhand slice and then finished comfortably down the line. Oh lovely rally, finished off superbly by Serena Williams. Look back on how the action unfolded in our blog.īrilliant recovery tennis from Kontaveit, on the run, defensive tennis, forcing Williams to force the issue and make the mistake, going long. "It's no rush here," Williams said when asked about the latest delay to her evolution away from tennis. The 29-year-old, who has never progressed past the third round in New York, will not only have to overcome a buoyed and bullish Williams but what is sure to be a capacity crowd hell-bent on seeing their champion extend her illustrious career just a little bit longer. The Australian world number 46 came from behind to claim victory in three sets over two and a half hours to beat Russian Evgeniya Rodina 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 on court 7. Tomljanović came through her own second-round test to set up a grandstand third round clash, which will likely be the toughest of her career. Williams - who is playing in what is believed to be her final major tournament - will now face Australia's Ajla Tomljanović for a place in the round of 16.
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