When did serena williams start playing tennis

Having beaten Danka Kovinić in their first round showdown at the the 2022 U.S. Open on Sunday, Serena Williams faces a tough task in her next match.

After winning 6-3, 6-3 against Montenegro's Kovinić, next up for 40-year-old is second seed Anett Kontaveit.

On Tuesday, August 9 Williams said in a Vogue interview that she was "evolving away from tennis" and that the U.S.

Open would be her last tournament.

So heading into the second round, here is everything you need to know about Williams' forthcoming match.

When Is Serena Williams Next Playing at U.S. Open?

Williams is due to return to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to face Kontaveit on Wednesday, her match will be the first on Arthur Ashe Stadium during the 7 p.m.

slot, followed by Daniil Medvedev's second-round match against Arthur Rinderknech.

The match will be available to watch on ESPN, which is the exclusive home of the tennis tournament. The event is being screened on TV via ESPN and ESPN2, and is streaming live on ESPN3, ESPN+ and the ESPN App.

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