Anett Kontaveit lost a tough and high-quality 3-setter against Serena Williams on Wednesday evening at the US Open. Serena had the full support of the adoring crowd at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Nevertheless, it is well known that American tennis fans can be rather noisy (probably too noisy) when Serena plays.
During the press conference that followed the match, Anett conceded that she was overwhelmed by the crowd. Unfortunately, she struggled to contain her tears and eventually she had to leave the presser. Tough to see.
Interviewer: was there any difference between losing and losing to Serena?
Anett: I definitely had no shame losing to Serena, it was very difficult with the crowdpic.twitter.com/jM6KGoNcYj
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) September 1, 2022
Anett Kontaveit in 2022
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Anett played her last match on the 31st of August when she surrendered to world no.605 Serena Williams 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season the Estonian owns a compiled 25-14 win-loss record. Anett has won 1 title in St. Petersburg. Anett was the finalist in Doha and in Hamburg.
Serena Williams at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.605, the American owns an overall 3-3 match record in 2022. Serena is playing at the U.S. Open where she managed to beat the world no.80 Danka Kovinic 6-3 6-3 and the world no.2 Anett Kontaveit 7-64 2-6 6-2.
Serena Williams will compete against the world no.46 Ajla Tomljanovic in the 3rd round. They have never competed against each other till now in top events.
Serena Williams won 73 titles in her career: 43 on hard courts, 13 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts, 2 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Anett Kontaveit and Serena Williams fought against each other just once. Their record is 1-0 for Williams. When they played, Serena Williams won 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 in the 2nd round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 31st of August 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
