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Serena Williams, in what is expected to be her final tournament before retiring, got off to a good start on Monday, beating Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-3, 6-3 in a first-round match at the U.S. Open in New York.
Williams was greeted with a roaring ovation from the crowd of roughly 23,000 packed into Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch the 23-time Grand Slam winner’s final run. She walked in with the PA announcer introducing her as, “The greatest of all time, Serena Williams.”
The 40-year-old veteran went ahead 2-0 before losing three consecutive games in the first set.
