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when serena williams won her first u.s. open in 1999 tom brady was still at michigan, lebron james hadn t yet played a high school game, bill clinton was in the white house. harry styles was in preschool, napster debuted, tlc demanded no scrubs and the backstreet boys want it had that way. now she is one step closer to another title on her way out the door. good morning, i m brianna keilar with john berman. the almost 41-year-old defeating the number two player in the world bringing the crowd to its feet as she advance toss round three and another magical performance at the u.s. open. it wasn t easy she was facing anett kontaveit one of the world s top players, 14 years her junior but in the critical first set serena rose to the occasion by win ago rousing tiebreaker and went on to grueling three-set victory. the stands were packed with celebrities as they always are. tiger woods, he was right there, serena williams says she is still playing because of him. he helped ....
Still playing because of him. he helped her find clarity, she says. beyond that this is what she said after the match. i m super competitive. honestly i m just looking at it as a bonus. i don t have anything to prove, i don t have anything to win and i have absolutely nothing to lose and honestly i never get to play like this since 98 really, literally, i have had an x on my back since 99. so it s kind of fun and i really enjoy just coming out and enjoying it and it s been a long time since i ve been able to do that. i said the celebrities were all there. carolyn manno was one of them. what was it like to be in the middle of all of this? it was unbelievable. i mean, what brianna said at the top the longevity piece is so important. she is in the pantheon of the all time greats but has outlasted michael jordan and tom brady. now she s 40 years old. ....