Lack of fans no bar for Serena in straight-sets win at US Open
Six-time champion lifts herself to 7-5 6-4 first-round victory over 96th ranked Kristie Ahn
02 September 2020 - 16:52
New York — With no fans to cheer her on, Serena Williams was left to push herself to a record-breaking straight-sets victory in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday. The six-time champion did not need the help of a fan-filled Arthur Ashe Stadium to provide a lift during her 7-5 6-4 win over the 96th ranked Kristie Ahn.
But at some point during the next two weeks at Flushing Meadows, Williams, as she has instinctively done many times over the past two decades, will look to the stands for a turbo-boost and there will be none...
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