Serena Williams was playing her first match in the Western and Southern Open after receiving a first-round bye
Audio By Carbonatix
Serena Williams overcame a scare against Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus to reach the Western and Southern Open third round in New York.
American Williams, 38, stopped Rus serving out the match at 6-5 before winning 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-0) in almost three hours.
Two-time champion Williams will play Greece's 13th seed Maria Sakkari in the third round.
Fourth seed Naomi Osaka of Japan beat Karolina Muchova 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-2.
The world number 10 was playing her first match since the WTA resumed after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Osaka will face 16th seed Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska in round three.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
US seizes second oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast
8 minutes -
Australian PM announces intelligence review as country mourns Bondi attack
18 minutes -
Imran Khan and wife given further jail terms after state gift fraud case
19 minutes -
5 perish in fatal collision on Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway
31 minutes -
Poultry imports driving egg glut – GAPFA
1 hour -
Legal lifeline for Ghanaians in America as lawyers association, Embassy move to tackle diaspora challenges
2 hours -
Photos: First Atlantic Bank PLC officially listed on Ghana Stock Exchange
2 hours -
Energy minister assures stable power as Ghana hits peak demand in December
3 hours -
Miguel Ribeiro Fiifi Brandful
3 hours -
Adom TV’s ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ electrifies National Theatre in a festive extravaganza
3 hours -
Mahama orders $78m payment to Justmoh to resume Agona–Nkwanta road works
3 hours -
Christmas rush deepens traffic woes in Accra Central
4 hours -
Three arrested after viral video shows toddler being fed alcohol
4 hours -
Survivors ‘nervous and sceptical’ about release of remaining Epstein files
5 hours -
‘No room for egos’: Sam Jonah issues bold challenge to UCC graduates and Ghana’s future leaders
5 hours