![]() ![]() Extremely nerve-racking, surprisingly agile and still bursting with strength, she pulled a long, tight match onto her side and then flexed her muscles verbally. The hype is big around the athlete with the black glitter dress, who delivered the full package against Kontaveit. ![]() In the end, it was Williams herself who announced in "Vogue" magazine at the beginning of August that the "countdown" to the end of her career had begun. The former world number one has always avoided making a clear statement about the end of her career and repeatedly emphasized in New York that she deliberately remains vague "because you never know". Since her first title at the US Open in 1999, when she was 17 years old, she has always felt the burden of having to deliver, Williams said: "It's different here and I've achieved some pretty crazy things." Rather, the American is happy that she is delivering at what will probably be her last major tournament and that she can enjoy it. "I feel like I've already won," Williams said, not referring to her upcoming duel against Australia's Alja Tomljanovic on Friday. ![]() And the farewell party of perhaps the greatest player in history just continues. It was the really big show that Williams celebrated in their very impressive 7: 6 (7: 4), 2: 6, 6: 2 second round win over world number two Anett Kontaveit from Estonia on the blue hard court of the US Open. After the gala performance in the roaring Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, did the interviewer really just ask whether the 23-time Grand Slam winner was surprised by her own level? "I'm just Serena," said the 40-year-old tennis icon. Serena Williams laughed in disbelief and looked deep into Mary Joe Fernandez's eyes. ![]()
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