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Patna : Third seed Serena Williams,38, USA, and unseeded Victoria Azarenka, 31, Belarus, moved into women’s singles third round at US Open tennis tournament at New York City, New York, USA, on September 4, 2020.
Serena, the winner of 23 singles Grand Slam titles, beat Margarita Gasparyan, 26, Russia, 6-2, 6-4 in 2nd round. Serena won 6 break points in the match to 3 by the Russian. Serena also fired 7 Aces in the match to 1 by Gasparyan. Serena though also cimmitted 5 double faults to 2 by the Russian. Serena will face 2017 US champion Sloane Stephens, 27, USA, in 3rd round.
Former World No 1 Azarenka stunned 5th seed and compatriot Aryna Sabalenka 6-1, 6-3 in second round. Azarenka won 5 break points in the match to just 1 by Sabalenka, 22, who committed 5 double faults. Sabalenka served 2 Aces to 1 by Azarenka, who had reached US Open Final in both 2012 and 2013. Azarenka had won Australian Open title in 2012 and 2013.
Stephens, the 26th seed, beat Olga Govortsova, 32, Belarus, 6-2, 6-2 to enter third round. Stephens won 5 break points in the match to just 1 by the Belarussian. The American also fired 4 Aces in the match to none by her opponent.