TENNIS SCORES NEW YORK. Astonishing Williams exterminates Muchova in the 3rd round in New York

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK. Williams too good for Muchova to square off with Petra Martic in the 4th round

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Luke Meyer
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Serena Williams

Serena Williams grounds Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-2 in the 3rd round in New York on Friday after playing a superlative match to clash against Petra Martic in the 4th round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Serena won the set after she broke Karolina 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Karolina tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 3rd (1-2) game. Nevertheless, Serena stayed solid before winning the set 6-3.

Muchova was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

2nd set.

Williams didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Muchova in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for Williams to win the set because Muchova succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3) game. Serena kept her focus to break Muchova in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Statistics

After this contest, the head to head between Williams and Muchova is 1-0 for Serena.

Highlights Serena Williams vs. Karolina Muchova U.S. Open – New York

Williams’s Interview

Next Match: Serena Williams vs. Petra Martic – stats

Williams will fight against Martic in the 4th round.

There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Petra Martic since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.

Serena Williams in New York

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