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Pamela? >> cnns jessica dean, thank you so much. up next, game, set, match. a stunning win by serena williams at last nights match in what could be her last professional tournament of her legendary career. well take you to the u.s. open, up next. youre in "the situation room." ♪ ive been eveverywhere, man ♪ ♪ of travel ive had my share, man ♪ ♪ ive been everywhere ♪ ♪ meet three sisters. the drummer, the dribbler, and the day-dreamer... the dribblers getting hands- practice with ...

Serena williams. >> while, did you hear that crowd? serena williams will play with her sister, tomorrow. that a third round singles on friday. non-, along with all of her fans , joining me now, roxanne aaron. president of the american tennis association. im so happy to have both of you on. thank you for joining us. thank you for joining us roxanne and carrie. the energy, tonight. three sets and serena the entire through them despite being up again -- up against the number two seed. the announcer...

One there. okay. thank you, erica. she played like it was 1999 again. and now the g.o.a.t., the queen, serena williams is still in the running to win this years u.s. open. and cnns carolyn manno was there as the almost 41-year-old phenom defeated the number 2 player in the world. how electrifying, carolyn? just another remarkable moment in serenas remarkable career. >> it was. it was electric at arthur ashe stadium, ana. and you do have to give anett kontaveit a little bit of credit. it was a ve...

Her sister. what do we expect on that front? >> reporter: yeah, thats right. i mean, you know, these two getting back together i think just delighted all tennis fans, and theres also a lot of significance for tennis fans in having the first-ever first round doubles match in primetime tonight on arthur ashe. we have never seen anything like that before. but thats the effect that the williams sisters have and have had. this is a winnable match for the two of them. this is serenas idea to get toget...

Could be her last tennis tournement. shes through to the third round of the us open. she was cheered on by huge home support, including celebrities like golfer tiger woods and singer gladys knight. shed been expected to lose to anett konta—vayt who was second seed for the tournament. but she won in three sets. after the match, serena was asked why she played so well in the third set. yeah, no, ijust got lighter. use your imagination. laughter but it wasnt number two. laughter cbs correspondent...

Venus Williams is “ready” to return to the US Open.

Better late than never. but, yeah, im really excited. i think that the atmosphere will be amazing. >> and win or lose, serena will still be playing in the doubles draw with venus tomorrow. venus meanwhile knocked out of the singles draw on tuesday. and a number of notables going down last night. two time u.s. open champ osaka is also out. and u.s. title defense is over, he fell in straight sets. he hadnt lost a set in ten matches last year. and former racoach jon grud speaking for the the firs...

NEW YORK (AP) – The welcome and support for Venus Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon were not the same as they were for her sister, Serena, a night earlier. Nor was the result. Venus, who turned 42 in June, has not made any pronouncements about her future in tennis, unlike her younger […]

But, yeah, im really excited. i mean, i think the atmosphere is going to be amazing. >> thats the right mentality for both players to have. if youre kontaveit you really want to embrace the atmosphere because this is a home slam for serena and for serena like were saying you want to go in there a little bit looser, feeling like win, lose or draw everything is okay. kontaveit is a player who is liked on the tour, if shes going to lose tonight its nice to lose to somebody you like. if she plays we...

The serve for serena and shes going to have to, again, handle the magnitude of the moment and the crowd even though, as she put it, too, the pressure cooker is open just slightly because she got that first round win under her belt so she has a feeling of what its going to feel like, but when she serves the ball well it makes it very difficult on her opponents. when she gets into that rhythm its uncredibly hard to predict, also allows her to dictate more on the court. thats going to be the key as...