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first US Open match in 1998
— though it wasn't until the year after that she received her first Grand Slam victory at the US Open. In a court interview after the first-round match on Tuesday, she said she was happy with how she fought for every point, adding that she got her"Serena focus" back. "It's been years, since the '90s, since I won a match in straight sets!" Williams admitted."It felt really good. I was like, 'Serena, just be Serena and close it out,' and I know I can do that, so it felt really good." Playing without fans was quiet, she noted, but the atmosphere still felt like a Grand Slam to her."I'm still as, I think, passionate and intense out there.
Williams's older sister Venus, the oldest player on the 2020 US Open card, lost her first-round match with Williams in the crowd. However, she reached thewith 22. Serena said after her own match that both sisters never thought they'd still be playing over two decades since their pro tennis careers began."It's kind of cool now," she stated,"we're part of the in crowd by playing at our age.
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