{"id":46842,"date":"2018-08-28T04:37:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T04:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=46842"},"modified":"2018-08-28T04:37:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T04:37:01","slug":"serena-williams-returns-in-style-at-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=46842","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams returns in style at US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-46843 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/082816972275_1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/>Sports desk: Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the US Open on Monday, opening her bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round victory over Magda Linette.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Williams, a six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, missed last year's edition as she gave birth to daughter Olympia on September 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She was all-business on her return under the floodlights on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, where she has lifted the trophy six times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Linette, the world number 68 from Poland who was facing Williams for the first time, held her own in the early going.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But Williams broke her in the seventh game of the opening set to gain the upper hand and from there the American superstar rolled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The first set was tight,&#8221; Williams, seeded 17th, said. &#8220;It was my first match back here in New York so that wasn't the easiest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Once I got settled I started doing what I'm trying to do in practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;I think I'm getting there,&#8221; added Williams, who reached the final at Wimbledon only to fall short of matching Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major titles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She didn't face a break point in the 70-minute match, but as her momentum built her emotions burst out with fist-clenched shouts of &#8220;come on&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After Williams held serve from deuce for a 5-3 lead, Linette would hold to force Williams to serve out the set.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From there, it was all Williams as she raced through the second set in 28 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She next faces Germany's Carina Witthoeft, with a possible third-round clash with 16th-seeded sister Venus in the offing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports desk: Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the US Open on Monday, opening her bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round victory over Magda Linette. 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