(AP)
Serena Williams will be aiming to get the most out of tennis – number 24 of major singles – at the US Open. And it’s taking every precaution to ensure that success in this year’s “bubble” situation can happen.
“I didn’t want to be in [US Open player] hotel because I have lung problems and I felt it was a big risk to me personally, “Williams said.” In a house, I can control more, there is no cleaning [staff], none of that. I needed to rest my mind so that I could perform in New York. “
While only four of the top 10 stars in the WTA ranks will compete at this unconventional US Open, the fact remains that the champion must defeat the seven players placed in front of them.
Williams finds himself resisting with suspicious aplomb, if possible, any impending criticism of the tournament’s results and its eventual outcome.
“It still has to be tennis that you play, asterisks or not,” he said. “I think this whole year deserves an asterisk, because it’s such a special year, the story we’ve never lived in this world, to be honest, not this generation, not this life.”
First, though. From playing in front of no fans in Lexington, Ky., To doing the same in Cincinnati-in-Queens and the US Open proper, he’s playing match. Number 3 seeded in “Cincy”, opened Monday against qualifier Arantxa Rus and won dramatically, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (0).
