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NewsWhistle is live at the 2022 US Open tennis tournament, where players and fans are experiencing fourteen days of fun and forehands in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
This year’s competition runs from August 29th until September 11th.
Our daily recaps from reporter Armando Di Cicco and photographer Neil Bainton are below.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH – DAY ONE
MATCH OF THE DAY
SERENA WILLIAMS vs Danka Kovinic
Greeted by an electric crowd in her favorite stadium, fan-favorite Serena Williams opened her final professional tournament in a dominating fashion – beating unseeded Montenegrian Danka Kovinic in two sets of fantastic tennis. The final score 6-3, 6-3.
Following the match, Williams was met with a tribute presented by journalist Gayle King, and tennis legend Billie Jean King. At the end end of the tribute, fans in the stadium came together to reveal a message displayed on the stands – “We love Serena.”
Regarding the massive support from the fans, Williams said:
“When I walked out, the reception was really overwhelming. It was loud and I could feel it in my chest. It was a really good feeling.
It’s a feeling I’ll never forget.”
IN OTHER NEWS
This year is the eighth consecutive year that 20 or more American women have made it to the main draw. Additionally, this is the third consecutive year that 20 or more American men have made it to the main draw.
RESULTS
TOP WINNERS: Daniil Medvedev (RUS) [1]; Coco Gauff (USA) [12]; Maria Sakkari (GRE) [3]; Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) [15]; Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) [18]; Tommy Paul (USA) [29]; Alison Riske-Amritraj (USA) [29]; Casper Ruud (NOR) [5]; Caroline Garcia (FRA) [17]; Matteo Berrettini (ITA) [13]; Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) [6]; Alex de Minaur (AUS) [18]; Madison Keys (USA) [20]; Ons Jabeur (TUN) [5]; Karen Khachanov (RUS) [27].
TOP LOSERS: Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) [24] (Defeated by Andy Murray); Simona Halep (ROU) [7] (Defeated by Daria Snigur); Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) [31] (Defeated by Yibing Wu); Maxime Cressy (USA) [30] (Defeated by Marton Fucsovics); Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [16] (Defeated by J.J. Wolf).
A BIG-TIME QUOTE
Coco Gauff on dealing with pressure and expectations:
“You just have to accept it, you can’t ignore it. It’s going to be there. You feel it. Everybody feels it for you. So instead of trying to say, ‘I’m not nervous, I’m not this,’ I’m saying, ‘I am nervous, I do feel pressure, I do feel this.’
Now, once you acknowledge a problem, you can solve it.”
CELEBRITIES
Developing…
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