Tiger Woods and Anna Wintour have been amongst a star-studded crowd for Serena Williams‘ second-round match on the US Open Wednesday in opposition to Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit.
Williams’ second-round began off properly, successful a tiebreak 7-4 to take the primary set 7-6. Nonetheless, Kontaveit asserted herself, seeing Williams lose the second set 2-6. Within the decisive ultimate set, Serena dug deep and received 6-2 to maneuver on to the third spherical.
Golf’s 15-time main champion Woods was noticed alongside girlfriend Erica Herman within the stands of the well-known Arthur Ashe court docket at Flushing Meadows.
The 2 have been later joined by Williams’ sister, Venus, who is ready to start girls’s doubles play with Serena on Thursday.
Elsewhere within the stands of Arthur Ashe have been Vogue editor Anna Wintour, a tennis aficionado who was additionally within the crowd on Monday for Serena’s first spherical match. Movie director Spike Lee additionally made his second look at one among Williams’ matches this match.
Actress Zendaya was noticed within the stands of Arthur Ashe for the primary time this match, as was mannequin Gigi Hadid.
Hadid was joined by sister and fellow mannequin Bella, who had additionally been among the many star-studded crowd for Williams’ opening triumph.
Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian was with out their daughter Olympia this time, however nonetheless cheered on his spouse with different members of her household.
Tiger Woods alongside girlfriend Erica Herman watches Serena Williams in motion at US Open
The pair have been later joined by Venus Williams who will play doubles with Serena tomorrow
Anna Wintour was additionally within the crowd for Williams’ second-round match at Flushing Meadows
Actress and singer Zendaya watched on at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows
Fashions Gigi (L) and Bella Hadid (R) watch on throughout Williams’ match in opposition to Anett Kontaveit
Movie director Spike Lee reacts as he watched the tennis all-time nice on Wednesday
Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian watches on as she performed her second spherical match
Tennis legend Billie Jean King wears Williams’ favourite coloration, pink, once more in tribute to the star
23-time Grand Slam winner introduced she is ‘evolving’ away from tennis earlier this month
Having beforehand introduced her intention to ‘evolve’ away from tennis (do not say ‘retirement’), many anticipated that she may carry the curtain down on her illustrious profession at Flushing Meadows however the star was not fairly able to take her ultimate bow.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion knocked out No. 2 seed Kontaveit 7-6 2-6 6-2 in a three-set thriller Wednesday evening to arrange a third-round match in opposition to Australia’s Alja Tomljanovic.
The World No. 2 proved to be a harder problem than Williams’ opening opponent, Danka Kovinic.
The 40-year-old tennis legend progressed to the third spherical after a three-set thriller
The American knocked second seed Anett Kontaveit out of the US Open on Wednesday
Geared up with a robust serve and baseline strokes which have acquired higher velocity in latest seasons, she all the time possessed the firepower to check out the 40 year-old’s motion.
However after a second-set loss – and a rest room break – Williams bounced again to indicate glimpses of her former wonderful self to grab victory within the decider.
Williams had breezed by her first-round opponent, Montenegro’s Kovinic, 6-3, 6-3, in Queens on Monday evening.
That match additionally noticed a complete host of celebrities come out, together with Vera Wang, Mike Tyson, Hugh Jackman, Invoice Clinton, Anthony Anderson, Huma Abedin, Spike Lee, Insurgent Wilson, Lindsey Vonn, and New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor.
Actor Hugh Jackman (C) watches Serena Williams play Danka Kovinic of Montenegro Monday
Former US President Invoice Clinton (C) watches Williams’ opening triumph in opposition to Kovinic
Mike Tyson (center middle) was seen alongside tennis legend, Martina Navratilova (proper)
Vera Wang seems on previous to Williams’ opening overcome Kovinic of Montenegro on Monday
Actor Anthony Anderson (proper) is seen previous to the first-round conflict on Day One of many occasion
Olympic Gold alpine skier Lindsey Vonn (proper) cheered on her fellow athlete on Monday
Within the first-round match at what is anticipated to be her final US Open – and final match – of a outstanding enjoying profession, Williams overcame a shaky begin to overwhelm Kovinic in straight units.
Early, Williams was not at her finest. There have been double-faults. Different missed strokes, missed alternatives. She went up 2-0, however then rapidly trailed 3-2. Then, out of the blue, Williams, lower than a month from turning 41, regarded much more like somebody with six championships at Flushing Meadows and 23 Grand Slam titles in all – numbers by no means exceeded by anybody within the skilled period of tennis, which started in 1968.
She rolled by means of the tip of that opening set, capping it with a service winner she reacted to with clenched fists and her trademark cry of ‘Come on!’ The greater than 23,000 in attendance rose for a raucous standing ovation – and did so once more when the 1-hour, 40-minute contest was over, celebrating as if one other trophy had been earned.
