Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams avenged an August loss to Greece’s Maria Sakkari with a hard-fought triumph in the U.S. Open round of 16 Monday in Queens, N.Y.
Sept.7 (UPI) — Twenty-three time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams avenged an August loss to Greece’s Maria Sakkari with a hard-fought triumph in the U. S. Open round of 16 Monday in Queens, N. Y. Williams,38, won three of eight breakpoints and had 38 unforced errors in the two-hour,38-minute clash. Sakkari had 43 unforced errors in the loss. Williams won the three-set match 6-3,6-7(6),6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Sakkari beat Williams in three sets in the round of 16 on Aug.25 at the Western & Southern Open, which was played a week before the U.
