Serena Williams is not at US Open, but follows Sister Venus’s campaign in women’s doubles.
Venus and Leylah Fernandez beat Zhang Shuai and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 and 6-4 this Monday (1st), reaching the quarterfinals without losing sets. They now face the main key heads, Taylor Townsend and Kateřina Siniaková.
Serena, 23 times champion of Grand Slam, follows the home games with the family.
“She is definitely (me) training at a distance,” Venus said about her sister’s support. “She’s very excited. She’s very nervous watching, and she’s the kids watching, all at home, really on our side.”
Asked about a possible serena trip to New York, he replied, “If she came, it would be a dream for both of us and we would have it on the court as a coach. We would force her to beat, even if she doesn’t hit frequently. It is probably better to come because we would probably press her.”
Serena said goodbye to competitive tennis at US Open three years ago. Venus, champion of seven Grand Slams of simple, continues to act sporadically.
She and won a set against Karolina Muchová, head 11, in the debut. He also acted alongside Reilly Opelka in the mixed pairs.
New partnership
With Fernandez, a simple finalist in 2021 in the tournament, got the best result of this edition.
“At first, I was thinking, ‘No. I’m not very good in pairs,” Venus said. “I didn’t play much tennis in general. I thought, ‘My God, I don’t want to go there and make mistakes.’
“But an hour later, I thought: I think I want to. At first, I was thinking, ‘I don’t know if I really can do that.’ Then I thought, ‘Okay, maybe I can. We may have a chance to get into the key. told.
Fernandez highlighted the learning alongside the American.
“I’m growing a lot, actually,” said the Canadian. “I feel that my teammates and even my family say, ‘Wow, you’re growing up just to play with Venus, learning from her.’
“I mean, you (Venus) may not talk much about the bank, but anything you say, I absorb as a sponge. It’s a huge opportunity for me to learn from a great champion, a legend like you,” said the athlete.
