Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam winner, faces Danka Kovinic of Montenegro in the first round of women’s singles at 2022 US Open in New York on Monday.
While she has not explicitly said it, the American’s 21st US Open appearance is believed to be the last one of her career. Earlier this month, the 41-year-old Serena had said that she is “evolving away from tennis,” hinting at retirement from the sport.
Serena had made her Grand Slam debut at the age of 16 at the 1998 Australian Open, where she lost to her elder sister Venus in the second round. However, with her power game and tactical nous, Serena went on to become arguably the greatest female tennis player ever. In terms of numbers, Serena is only one behind Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 majors.
Serena Williams’ singles career in numbers
- Singles titles - 73
- Grand Slam singles titles - 23 (Australian Open - 7, French Open - 3, Wimbledon - 7, US Open - 6)
- Singles win-loss record: 856-155
- 1st singles title - WTA500 Paris (1999)
- Last singles title - WTA250 Auckland (2020)
Her last Grand Slam title though came at the 2017 Australian Open. She returned to action at Wimbledon in June after a year-long absence from competition and lost to Frenchwoman Harmony Tan in the first round. Since then, she has played in Toronto and Cincinnati.
When and where to watch Serena Williams vs Danka Kovinic, 2022 US Open women’s singles first-round match?
The 2022 US Open women’s singles first-round match between Serena Williams and Danka Kovinic will be played in the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York at 4:30 AM IST on August 30 (Tuesday).
It will be third match of the day on the main court. The first two matches on the same court will be the men’s singles match between defending champion Daniil Medvedev and Stefan Kozlov followed by the women’s singles match between Coco Gauff and Leolia Jeanjean.
The 2022 US Open will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network and live streamed on Sony Liv.
Who is Danka Kovinic?
Danka Kovinic is a 27-year-old tennis player from Cetinje, Montenegro. Right-handed Kovinic is currently ranked 80 in the world. She achieved her career-best result at a Major by reaching the third round of this year’s Australian Open after beating reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu in the second round. She matched the same performance at the French Open.
She will be playing at Flushing Meadows for only the fifth time in her career and her best result at the US Open is reaching the second round in 2015 and 2020.
Head-to-head
This will be the first professional tennis match between Serena Williams and Danka Kovinic.
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