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Helene Elliott: Serena Williams is not finished yet, defeats Anett Kontaveit to advance at U.S. Open

Serena Williams serves against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the second round of the U.S. Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York.

NEW YORK — Serena Williams isn't going quietly into the next phase of what she calls her evolution away from tennis. She's not going at all, just yet.

Showing flashes of the power and fearsome serve that helped her win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in a career whose impact has carried well beyond the tennis court, Williams again delayed her departure from singles competition and turned the clock back to the time she dominated women's tennis. Her energy dipped after she won a dramatic first-set tiebreak

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