Serena continues US Open run, topples Kontaveit

NEW YORK — Serena Williams continued what could be her final magical run through a major championship, upsetting No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday night, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2, in the second round of the US Open. In front of another capacity crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams, 40, the 23-time major champion, outlasted the younger Kontaveit on a […]

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Despite ‘feeling better,’ Sakkari ousted at US Open

NEW YORK — The last two women’s champions were already out of the U.S. Open and now one of last year’s semifinalists is gone. Top players are falling fast in Flushing Meadows, and Serena Williams can topple another Wednesday night. Hours before Williams was set to face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit, third-seeded Maria Sakkari was ousted 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 […]

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