Tuesday, September 1, 2015

U.S. Open 2015: Serena Williams breezes to 'bizarre' first round win

It was a straightforward start for Serena Williams at the U.S. Open. The world No. 1 was up 6-0 2-0 when her first round opponent Vitalia Diatchenko was forced to retire hurt. Williams is bidding to complete the "calendar slam" by winning all four grand slam titles in one year.

Serena Williams blasted through her first-round match at the U.S. Open -- the final grand slam of 2015 -- to edge to within just six wins of a rare calendar-year slam.
The American was roared on by a patriotic crowd in New York as she aims to become the first woman since Steffi Graff in 1988 to win the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns in a single season.

Read more: CNN

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