Serena Williams Wins First-Round Match at US Open

Serena Williams Wins , First-Round Match at US Open.

Serena Williams Wins , First-Round Match at US Open.

CNN reports that Williams overtook Danka Kovinić 6-3, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on Aug.

29.

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On Aug.

31, Williams will play Anett Kontaveit, who is ranked No.

2 in the world.

On Aug.

31, Williams will play Anett Kontaveit, who is ranked No.

2 in the world.

That same day, Williams will kick off doubles play with her sister, Venus.

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That same day, Williams will kick off doubles play with her sister, Venus.

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The match against Kovinić was Williams' third appearance since announcing she'll "evolve away from tennis.".

I have never liked the word retirement.

It doesn't feel like a modern word to me.

, Serena Williams, via statement.

I've been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people, Serena Williams, via statement.

Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution.

I'm here to tell you that I'm evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me, Serena Williams, via statement.

Williams was asked if this will be her last tournament, but she didn't give a definitive answer.

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Yeah, I've been pretty vague about it, right?

I'm going to stay vague because you never know, Serena Williams, via statement.

I look forward to waking up and just being like, OK, I don't have to run to the court today.

I look forward to just being a mom.

, Serena Williams, via statement