Williams is looking for one last title before retiring (Getty)
The second round of the championship witnessed US Open Tennis: American Serena Williams and Russian Daniil Medvedev qualified for the third round of the competitions, at dawn on Thursday, to confirm that the duo will continue to compete for the title in Tennis. grand slam In the last major tournaments of 2020.
In the beginning, Serena Williams defeated her Estonian world number two, Anett Kontaveit, by two sets to one (7-6), (2-6) and (6-2), and the American will face her Australian opponent, Ajla Tomljanovic, who won The Russian defeated Rodina Evinia in two sets to one (6-1), (2-6) and (7-5).
In the men’s category, the defending Russian champion, Daniil Medvedev, qualified for the third round for the fifth year in a row, at the expense of Frenchman Artur Reinderknig, in three sets (6-2), (7-5) and (6-3), to confirm his continuation in the competition for the title in a copy 2022.
It is noteworthy that the Tunisian star, Anas Jaber, qualified earlier, after defeating the fifth-ranked in the world, who outperformed her American competitor, Elizabeth Mandlik, ranked 144, with two clean sets (7-5) and (6-2) in a strong match that lasted for an hour and 14 minutes.
After qualifying, Anas Jaber will play in the third round against another American player, Yelby Rogers, ranked 31 in the world.