- Report: Nadal wins four-set battle with Basilashvili
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Second set: Williams 4-5 Kanepi* (* denotes next server)
An early wobble, but Williams steadies up to take it to deuce. A bullet of a serve gives her advantage, and on the next point her second serve – ovrenthusiastically returned – seals the game. 5-4.
Second set: Williams 3-5 Kanepi* (* denotes next server)
But, inevitably, she doesn’t. Williams raises the bar, planting a lovely two-hander bang in the corner, and it’s 0-30. Then a domineering two-hander and a no-nonsense forehand down the line, and she has broken back.
Written by Alex Hess (earlier) and Niall McVeigh (now)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/sep/02/us-open-2018-nadal-serena-williams-sloane-stephens-thiem-v-anderson-and-more-live under the title “US Open 2018: Serena Williams v Kaia Kanepi, Nadal and Thiem through – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
