Serena Williams didn’t need to offer words of self-assessment after 65 minutes of work, a straight-sets win over Vania King at the U.S. Open in the second round Thursday night. Body language on the court said it all: a couple of annoyed looks and the shake of her head after her 6-3, 6-3 victory. Her mood brightened when she was reminded that she had logged her 306th Grand Slam Open-era record singles win, tying the legendary Martina Navratilova. “It’s weird to have the Simones … Simone and Simone, I should say, to have them so influenced by me,” Williams said. Venus Williams played during the day and was pleased with her progress since the opening round, beating Julia Goerges of Germany, 6-2, 6-3, in the second round.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 02, 2016 04:34 UTC