Kristie Ahn ranked No. 96.
Serena Williams gave herself a present on her daughter’s third birthday. On the day her daughter Olympia turned 3, Williams beat fellow American Kristie Ahn,7-5,6-3, in the first round of the fan-less U. S. Open. It was her 102nd win at the U. S. Open, the most all-time among men and women. She improved to 74-1 in first-round matches at majors, and 20-0 at the Open. After playing five three-set matches in the tennis restart, Serena won for the first time in straight sets. “Yeah, it’s been years, since the ‘90s since I won a match in straight sets, she said with a laugh in her on-court interview. “It felt really.
