US Open 2022 LIVE: Serena Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two – Check Highlights

US Open 2022 LIVE: Playing more like a world number one than a player ranked outside the top 600, Serena Williams turned back the clock on Wednesday to stun world number two Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 and move into the third round of the U.S. Open, putting her retirement plans on pause. Follow US Open 2022 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN

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US Open 2022 LIVE: Serena Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two – Check Highlights

SERENA WILLIAMS KEEPS ON WINNING pic.twitter.com/1mwixyVjtw

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Defeat has always been hard to swallow for the fiercely competitive Williams and the 40-year-old American’s relentless will to win was on full display during an absorbing two-hour 27-minute contest of unexpected high-quality, breathless intensity, and drama.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 31: Serena Williams of the United States shakes hands after defeating Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in their Women’s Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Williams had signaled her intention to retire earlier this month, saying she was “evolving away from tennis” but never confirming the U.S. Open as her final event.

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US Open 2022 LIVE: Serena Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two – Check Highlights

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 31: Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after defeating Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in their Women’s Singles Second Round match on Day Three of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

But any farewell has now been put on hold with Williams back on center court on Thursday for doubles match with older sister Venus, followed by a third-round clash with Australian Ajla Tomljanovic who was a 1-6 6-2 7-5 winner over Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina.

US Open 2022 LIVE: Serena Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two – Check Highlights

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