This is what I train to do, 365 days of the year,” said Williams, who moved a step closer to a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title. Kenin won the Australian Open and was trying to become the first with two straight Grand Slam titles since Naomi Osaka won the 2018 U.S. Open and the 2019 Australian Open. Azarenka won the Western & Southern Open that was played in New York as an in-the-bubble warm-up for the U.S. Open. In men's action, where Novak Djokovic's default on Sunday left zero past Grand Slam champions in the bracket, No. In her most recent 11 trips to Flushing Meadows, Williams has four championships, three runner-up finishes and three semifinal losses.

Source: Fox News September 08, 2020 09:00 UTC