The opening day victory of Serena Williams at the Australian open
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Serena Williams won 10 successive games after going through an unsteady opening in a single match at the Australian Open. On Monday, the first day of the tournament, Serena defeated Laura Sigismund by 6-1.
The achievement of Williams set a new standard towards the tie for her 24th important championship. As she departed from the court, she buckled up her biceps and was seen flaunting with her t-shirt that read “unstoppable queen.”
Williams commented that it was a pretty good start, and she is pretty confident at placing herself at a grand slam. Her right shoulder issue, which did not allow her to play for the tuneup tournament, did not cause any problem in this tournament as she lost only nine points from her side and hit 16 champions. Her outfit made the game look flamboyant as she wore a radiant catsuit, which was influenced by Florence Griffith Joyner, a former Olympic sprinter.
Since 2019, Venus Williams, sister of Serena Williams, won the grand slam match for the first time, who says that Serena is not the only one in the family to reach the second round.
Venus Williams, who is 40 years of age, is regarded as the oldest woman who went through this year’s tie match. She is also the sixth player to take part in the Australian Open at such ripe age. Venus Williams defeated Kristen Flipkens 7-5, 6-2 in her 21st Australian Open.
According to the elder Williams, she likes her job and is proud of it. No matter what happens to her in life, she will proudly hold her head high and give her 100 million percent in every game. That is what she does every single day and shall continue to do so.
The opening match in the Rod Laver arena was played by Naomi Osaka, who is the three-time grand slam winner besides being a champion in Melbourne two years ago. He won the game in Rod Laver by defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 6-2.
This year’s grand slam season opened their first tournament after holding up for three weeks because of the outbreak of the corona-virus pandemic.
Osaka said that the players’ bodies are still in trauma and are disturbed as they are joining the game all of sudden after such a prolonged interval.
Nevertheless, she thinks that everyone is coming to the track slowly and steadily, and the players are content to be where they belong. The William sisters have also expressed the happiness of being back to the game. Serena admitted that the year that passed away was scary. And now, when she is about to game again and do what she loves, this has increased her acknowledgment for the moment.
Kimberly Birrell was defeated by Rebecca Marino, a Canadian player, competing in the grand slam event for the first time in eight years.
