In the final US Open appearance of her career, Serena Williams is off to a hot start with two straight wins to begin the tournament. She first defeated Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, followed by Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.
The six-time US Open Champion is looking to continue her hot start to the tournament on Thursday (September 1) as she and her sister Venus will compete in the first round of the Women’s Doubles competition. The Williams sisters will face off against Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka.
On Friday (August 26), Williams competes in the third round of the Women’s Singles against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia. The Tennis legend will look to continue her winning streak in New York as the US Open is taking place in Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York.
Following her excellent performances against Kovinic and Kontaveit, many NBA stars took to social media to show their support and appreciation for one of the all-time greats. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Chris Paul, and Ja Morant are some of several basketball players who showed their support for the legend.
Keep that serve going 🐐!!!! @serenawilliams #USOpen2022
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 30, 2022
Not done yet @serenawilliams 🙏🏽
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) September 1, 2022
Never seen anything like what Serena Williams is doing!!! EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE is cheering for her and watching every moment!! I’m a fan and enjoying every minute!!! @serenawilliams 🐐🐐🐐 #USOpen2022
— Chris Paul (@CP3) September 1, 2022
serenaaaaaaaaa 🔥
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) September 1, 2022
Another legend to talk about here is Tiger Woods, who attended Wednesday’s match to see Williams play. Here’s a tweet from ESPN to see Woods celebrating Williams’ victory.
Tiger celebrating #SerenaWilliams like he just hit a winning putt 💪 pic.twitter.com/MW5Sbdmlom
— ESPN (@espn) September 1, 2022
Now we will have to continue to watch and take in the greatness that is Serena Williams in the final playing days of her career. The excitement and love will continue to flow as the career of one of the most impactful athletes on and off the court comes to an end. Take it all in, tennis fans; Serena is greatness.
