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Eyes firmly fixed on title No.24, Serena begins campaign with exhausting first step – Sydney Morning Herald
With many players choosing not to travel to New York, Serena Williams finds herself the highest-ranked player remaining in the women’s draw of the lead-up event to the US Open.
It marked the first exhausting day in what could be a three-week tennis marathon for Williams, who will be hoping her long search to win an elusive 24th grand slam title – and equal Margaret Court’s record tally – will end on September 12 with victory in the US Open final.
On Monday, down 6-5 in the third set and with Rus serving for the match, a drained Williams looked down for the count but she picked herself up to break the Dutchwoman to force a deciding tiebreak. She then moved in for the k…
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