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- Order of play from Flushing Meadows
First set: Williams 2-1 Witthoeft* (*denotes next server)
A crisper service game there for Williams, who quickly races to 40-love in bang-bang fashion before mixing in her first double fault of the night. From there a second-serve service winner seals the hold and the players change sides.
First set: *Williams 1-1 Witthoeft (*denotes next server)
At 15-all, Serena crushes a return winner as Anna Wintour looks on from the Williams box in approval. Moments later Williams pounds another gorgeous backhand winner for deuce, but Witthoeft calmly serves out the game.
Written by Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/aug/29/serena-williams-v-carina-witthoeft-us-open-second-round-live under the title “Serena Williams v Carina Witthoeft: US Open second round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
