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Annett Kontaveit left her media obligations with tears in her eyes following the second-round loss to Serena Williams at the US Open on Wednesday night.

Anett Kontaveit leaves her press conference in tears after Serena Williams US Open loss and admits the raucous Arthur Ashe crowd was 'very difficult'... It was her moment. 'I was trying to do my own thing. 'She definitely raised her level in the third set. Of course, this is totally about her. She was better today.

ANETT KONTAVEIT was emotional after losing in tough conditions before Serena Williams' passionate home crowd.

A journalist then thanked her for playing one of the greatest tennis matches in Estonia's history and was told that she couldn't be ashamed of losing to a competitor of Williams' ilk, regardless of her current status in the sport. She added: "I think [Serena Williams] played very well, very well today. I mean, she deserves this." During her post-match press conference, Kontaveit explained that she understood the night was about the six-time US Open champion. The pressure was on the Estonian to perform. [Serena Williams](/latest/serena-williams) dumped her out of the US Open on Wednesday night.

The 15-time Major winner was part of a star-studded crowd watching the tennis great move into the third round.

Jeff's favourite course played is Sandy Lane in Barbados, which went far better than when he played Matfen Hall in Northumberland, where he crashed the buggy on the way to the 1st tee! Williams, who won the first of her six US Open titles in 1999, beat Estonian Kontaveit 7-6 2-6 6-2 and faces Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round on Friday. He has faced golfing greats Sam Torrance and Sergio Garcia, but on the poker felt rather than the golf course. When you can rely on someone like that – I mean, my goodness, he’s Tiger Woods – it was really helpful to get clarity.” There’s a few people, but we were like, 'OK, we can do this together’. We talked a lot.

SERENA WILLIAMS is continuing her quest for a 24th grand slam title in her final tournament, and fans think she may be playing while pregnant with her ...

On the other hand, those theories may have been quashed as Williams admitted she does not to be pregnant again while still playing tennis. During the American’s swansong at the ongoing US Open, fans have begun to speculate she may already have another baby on the way, claiming her radiant sparkly outfit is hiding the fact she is pregnant. Serena Williams is continuing to make headlines at the US Open, which will be her final tournament.

Baby number two could be on the cards for Serena Williams who is retiring after the US Open to focus on her family.

I need to be two feet into tennis or two feet out.” “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. She didn’t announce that she was expecting until she was a 22 weeks and most were completely unaware that she was pregnant when she won the tournament. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition.” “It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. “In the last year, Alexis and I have been trying to have another child,” she said, exciting fans with the possibility of another Williams child in the future.

Serena Williams, looking to further delay the end of her storied tennis career, will take on world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia at the US Open in ...

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Diamond-clad veteran Serena Williams produced some of her best tennis since reaching the Australian Open semi-finals last January to reach the third round ...

"The crowd played a huge part and I think they even eclipsed her. The dream lives on." Cowan added: "Serena has been massively undercooked coming into the US Open. [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! I really enjoy just coming out and enjoying it." Tennis analyst Barry Cowan told Sky Sports' Raz Mirza: "If you asked me before the tournament, I'd have said absolutely not. I love a challenge and I'm rising to the challenge. "I'm just looking at it as a bonus. The last couple of matches it's come together. It was good, because I didn't know what I wanted to do. "I haven't played many matches, but I've been practising really well. I'm a pretty good player, this is what I do best.

Her performances have even got fans talking about a dream 24th Grand Slam singles title, which would put her level with Margaret Court for the most majors in ...

[Amazon Prime](https://metro.co.uk/tag/amazon-prime-video/). [Serena Williams reveals Tiger Woods was behind return to tennis](https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/01/serena-williams-reveals-tiger-woods-was-behind-return-to-tennis-17279330/?ico=more_text_links) [tennis](https://metro.co.uk/tag/tennis/) history. [Venus](https://metro.co.uk/tag/venus-williams/), with the pair’s first round match due to start at midnight tonight, with the match finishing in the early hours of Friday morning. [Serena Williams](https://metro.co.uk/tag/serena-williams/?ico=auto_link_sport_P1_LNK1) is powering her way through the [US Open](https://metro.co.uk/tag/us-open/) draw in her last Grand Slam tournament before she [retires from tennis](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/29/why-is-serena-williams-retiring-from-tennis-after-us-open-2022-17260075/). [New York](https://metro.co.uk/tag/new-york/) by beating second seed Anett Kontaveit in three sets to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows.

This is this week's ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday morning brings news about the world's top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors ...

[America’s Richest Self-Made Women](https://www.forbes.com/self-made-women/), Forbes interviewed her about her plans as an investor and featured her in a cover story for the magazine. But with a little bit of innovation and a shift in your perspective, you Learn to get along with the most difficult person at your work. Difficult coworkers can hijack your emotions and energy. [A tweet last night](https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds/status/1565159379640455169) from Associated Press writer Tim Reynolds helps put her success into perspective: Williams’ first U.S. Here’s a look back at what Williams told us about the early days of her life as an entrepreneur. Three years later, that firm has grown: In March this year, it said it had [raised $111 million](https://twitter.com/SerenaVentures/status/1498662870770401287?s=20&t=9kovpL4zl2kwzQ5XNQ1gXg) from investors for a portfolio of some 60 companies. “I mean, I’m just Serena,” she replied, earning raucous laughter from the crowd. I hope you can draw some inspiration from it, too. Serena Williams might have come to the U.S. [asked Williams if she was “surprised” by her level of play](https://e.email.forbes.com/c2/869:6307b95612b7670eff23a398:ot:5d13e0471802c8c524fc40ef:1/33715430?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=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&jwtS=VX5NBz54PB14covaNa3xOzulgRaFo7CwsNMcwTo8JKk) during her upset win, Williams gave a knowing laugh. Open for a goodbye tour, but make no mistake: She is playing to win.

Tennis analyst Barry Cowan breaks down Andy Murrays crunch US Open third-round blockbuster against Matteo Berrettini, Serena Williams next big match on Ashe ...

"I think Berrettini is a nightmare opponent for him. "I think Tomljanovic is the favourite. "He is a born winner. "Khachanov will be a very similar type of game style. "What is becoming quite obvious to me when I watch a lot of Jack Draper's matches is that his opponents don't like playing him. [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! I think Berrettini is a nightmare opponent for him. "All the hard work that I've put in the last few years is for these moments. Murray said: "Matteo has had a bit of an unlucky year to be honest. Tennis analyst Barry Cowan thinks Murray would have liked a different type of opponent. So, I am expecting it to be really difficult. It was a tough three-set match.

Women's tennis expert Jose Onorato has revealed his U.S. Open 2022 picks for the first-round matchup in women's doubles between Serena Williams-Venus ...

Venus has 22 doubles titles in her career, racking up a record of 185-37 (83.3 percent), while Serena has 23 doubles crowns and a 192-34 (85 percent) mark. [Visit SportsLine to see Jose Onarato's bets for the 2022 U.S. Noskova, meanwhile, is just 17 but has been climbing up the singles rankings and is listed at No. She has registered a 614-282 (68.5 percent) mark since turning pro in 2004. Open 2022 odds and released his coveted best bet for the Serena Williams-Venus Williams vs. Noskova has won one ITF doubles title, while Hradecka has won two grand slam doubles titles, the last coming in the 2013 U.S. The last time was in 2003. Open doubles title in 2009, and have not combined to win a doubles championship since the 2016 Wimbledon crown, their sixth in that event. Now, Onorato has scrutinized the latest U.S. Caesars Sportsbook lists Serena Williams-Venus Williams as the -175 favorite (risk $175 to win $100) on the money line, while Linda Noskova-Lucie Hradecka is at +130. Linda Noskova-Lucie Hradecka doubles picks or 2022 U.S. Open tennis doubles championship together when they take on Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka in a first-round match on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Venus and Serena will play in what could be their final doubles match as teammates on Thursday. Let's check the stats on how sensational they are in singles ...

She won gold in singles and doubles at the 2000 Games, doubles at the 2008 Games and doubles at the 2012 Games. 1](https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2002/0223/1339623.html) in the WTA rankings and spent 11 weeks there. She trails Navratilova (9), Serena (7) and Graf (7). That's the most by any player in the Open Era. 367 and 73: Serena has won 367 major matches, the most by a woman in tennis history. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open at 35 years, 124 days old, becoming the oldest woman to win a title in the Open Era. 1 in the WTA rankings, becoming the oldest person to hold the top spot. 1 and 2 in the WTA rankings. Serena again has the edge with a 7-2 record. 14: Entering the 2022 US Open, Venus and Serena have won 14 women's doubles Grand Slams as partners. It's also the first women's doubles night session there since the Williams sisters lost to Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in the third round in 2012. It's the first doubles night session at Arthur Ashe since Mike and Bob Bryan defeated Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the men's doubles quarterfinals in 2013.

Game-by-game report: The Williams sisters take to court together for what could be the final time. Tom Lutz has the latest news from Flushing Meadows.

If Serena’s remarkable run in the singles continues it wouldn’t be a surprise if she pulls out of the doubles to conserve energy. Altogether they have won 14 grand slam titles as doubles partners (to go with their mere 30 singles titles). At the Olympics it’s 15-1, and in tournament finals it’s a ridiculous 22-1. [Serena Williams](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/serena-williams) are now 40 and 42 respectively, so they’re not quite at the peak of their careers anymore – although one of them just beat the world No 2 – but in their day they were arguably the most formidable doubles team in history. When she lost to Alison van Uytvanck in the first-round of the singles here in New York she was asked about her future and merely said: “Right now I’m just focused on the doubles.” And then they’re out: Venus in white and green, and Serena in black. I imagine the next pair are going to get a slightly louder reception. The teenage Noskova serves first for the Czechs – youth knows no fear etc. Mattek-Sands also compliments Hradecká’s serve, which she rates as one of the best on tour. She says the sisters are hall of fame players based on their doubles skills alone. Fernandez, you may remember, reached the final of the singles last year. At 40-0, Hradecka rips a backhand down the line: she’s been the best player on court tonight, taking charge from her younger partner when she needs to.

The Williams sisters are teaming up for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament since 2018. They will play Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of the Czech ...

In April, Kostyuk and several other players from Ukraine called for ruling organizations of tennis to ask players from Russia and Belarus if they supported the war and to denounce it if they did not. (Or in the case of Serena and Venus Williams, a sibling.) Tickets in the midlevel of Ashe were selling for about $3,000, and more than $9,000 in the lowest level of the stadium. Putting Williams in the first match of a night session in the stadium with the most seats makes sense for the U.S. The prize money is lower for doubles than for singles (and even less for mixed doubles than for men’s and women’s doubles). Those who want a better view of the Williams sisters will need to pay substantially more. Usually, the main goal of the player positioned at the baseline is to get to the net. “I know they haven’t played in a little while but I feel like you can never count them out,” Mattek-Sands said of the Williams sisters. Serena and Venus Williams will be competing in doubles Thursday night against Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka, both of the Czech Republic. The first bit of trivia is that tonight’s match is the team’s ninth appearance in doubles at the Open. In the meantime, here are some fun facts about the Williams sisters as a doubles team, according to U.S. She glances up to a large video screens near the top of the stadium above the baselines.

Venus and Serena will play in what could be their final doubles match as teammates on Thursday. Let's check the stats on how sensational they are in singles ...

She won gold in singles and doubles at the 2000 Games, doubles at the 2008 Games and doubles at the 2012 Games. 1](https://www.espn.com/tennis/news/2002/0223/1339623.html) in the WTA rankings and spent 11 weeks there. She trails Navratilova (9), Serena (7) and Graf (7). That's the most by any player in the Open Era. 367 and 73: Serena has won 367 major matches, the most by a woman in tennis history. Williams won the 2017 Australian Open at 35 years, 124 days old, becoming the oldest woman to win a title in the Open Era. 1 in the WTA rankings, becoming the oldest person to hold the top spot. 1 and 2 in the WTA rankings. Serena again has the edge with a 7-2 record. 14: Entering the 2022 US Open, Venus and Serena have won 14 women's doubles Grand Slams as partners. It was the first doubles night session at Arthur Ashe since Mike and Bob Bryan defeated Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the men's doubles quarterfinals in 2013 and the first women's doubles night session there since the Williams sisters lost to Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in the third round in 2012. The two sisters began their professional careers in 1994 and 1999, respectively, winning many majors and profoundly impacting the sport.

Serena Williams joked that a much-needed bathroom break helped her advance to the third round of the 2022 US Open after her stunning second round victory ...

I love a challenge and I’m rising to the challenge.” I’m a pretty good player; this is what I do best. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) “I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.” [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. While she struggled during the second set, Williams emerged from the locker room during the break and dominated the third set with a final score of 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. In August, Serena Williams revealed that this year’s US Open tournament is set to be her last. “I have never liked the word retirement. Following Wednesday night’s match, Williams told ESPN courtside commentator Mary Joe Fernández: “There’s still a little left in me. It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. [personal essay](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/serena-williams-retirement-us-open-b2141483.html) that she will be “evolving away from tennis” as she continues to focus on growing her family. [Serena Williams](/topic/serena-williams) joked that a much-needed bathroom break helped her advance to the third round of the 2022 [US Open](/topic/us-open) after her stunning second round victory against [Anett Kontaveit](/topic/anett-kontaveit).