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In case you missed it: The defending women’s champion, Emma Raducanu, is out, and the defending men’s champion, Daniil Medvedev, is set for a finals-worthy match with Nick Kyrgios.

In what likely was the final competitive match of her storied tennis career, Serena Williams lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the U.S. Open.

Analytics, scouting first-time opponents, additional coaching input, new footwork drills and treating doubles like practice — so far it’s adding up to winning.

Unlike her sister, Venus was not prepared to deal with questions about her tennis future after a loss in the first round of the singles tournament. “I’m just focused on the doubles,” she said.

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Serena Williams is halfway to starting her U.S. Open with a victory after taking the first set 6-3 against Danka Kovinic. Williams won the first two games, dropped the next three, and then regained her grip before closing it out in 55 minutes. Williams has said she is preparing to end her tennis career, but a victory would send her into a second-round match against No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.

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