2019 U.S. Open Live Updates: How Well Will Novak Djokovic Play?


2019 U.S. Open Live Updates: How Well Will Novak Djokovic Play?

Serena Williams was disappointed in her performance in her three-set win over 17-year-old Caty McNally in the second round. She seemed to take that disappointment out on Karolina Muchova.

Muchova, a 23-year-old ranked 44th, stayed close for the first six games. But serving at 3-3, Muchova struggled to get her first serve in and Williams took advantage to claim the break. She fought off a break point in the next game to take a 5-3 lead and then broke Muchova at love to take the set, 6-3.

Williams quickly won the first three games of the second set. She was broken to make the score 2-3, but broke Muchova’s serve in the next game. Williams lost only two more points the rest of the match and won, 6-3, 6-2.

In the fourth round on Sunday, she will play No. 22 seed Petra Martic, who defeated No. 12 Anastasija Sevastova, 6-4, 6-3.

In other women’s matches, No. 2 Ashleigh Barty ousted No. 30 Maria Sakkari, 7-5, 6-3; No. 3 Karolina Pliskova outlasted Ons Jabeur, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; and No. 16 Johanna Konta defeated Zhang Shuai, 6-2, 6-3.

No. 5 Elina Svitolina and No. 10 Madison Keys also won to set up a blockbuster fourth-round match on Sunday. Svitolina dominated her Ukrainian countrywoman Dayana Yastremska, 6-2, 6-0. Keys needed medical treatment during the match for an illness, but held on to beat her fellow American Sofia Kenin, 6-3, 7-5.

Alex de Minaur of Australia scored the biggest win of his career, defeating No. 7 Kei Nishikori, 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 in the Grandstand.


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