I think it’s good for me just to live in the moment now.” I’m just thinking about just this moment. “It’s good that I was able to get this under my belt. “At this point, honestly, everything is a bonus for me, I feel,” Williams said. Then, suddenly, Williams, looked a lot like the champion she’s been for decades and less like the player who came into this match with a 1-3 record since returning to action in late June after nearly a year off the tour. She went up 2-0, but then quickly trailed 3-2. Other missed strokes, missed opportunities. Maybe it was the significance of the moment. Certainly louder than any other first-round match in memory.īoth players called the decibel level “crazy.” Kovinic said she couldn’t hear the ball come off Williams’ racket strings - or even her own.Įarly, Williams was not at her best. The night session drew 29,000 folks, a high for the tournament - more than 23,000 were in Ashe thousands more watched on a video screen outside the arena - and the place was as loud as ever. Then she added: “I’m going to stay vague, because you never know.” Williams is now 40, and told the world three weeks ago via an essay for Vogue that she was ready to concentrate on having a second child and her venture capital firm.Īsked after her victory Monday whether this will definitively be her final tournament, Williams replied with a knowing smile: “Yeah, I’ve been pretty vague about it, right?” Serena Williams’ husband and daughter, Alexis Ohanian and Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., react after her win on Day One of the 2022 U.S. Open for the first time at age 17 back in 1999.
And sitting with Dad and Grandma was Williams’ daughter, Olympia, who turns 5 on Thursday, wearing white beads in her hair just like Mom did while winning the U.S. So were Mike Tyson and Martina Navratilova, sitting next to each other. Former President Bill Clinton was in the stands. This opening outing against Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro ranked 80th, became an event with a capital “E.” Spike Lee participated in the pre-match coin toss. “It’s a feeling I’ll never forget,” she added. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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