.serenawilliams battled her way through to a 6-2 6-4 victory over Russia's Margarita Gasparyan in the second round of the usopen, as she continued her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title | IOLsport
A dominant Williams sailed through the first set at Arthur Ashe Stadium, closing out the first game with one of seven aces in the match before breaking her unseeded opponent's serve on the second game to take an early 2-0 lead.
Momentum shifted during the second set, however, as Gasparyan, 26, went on the offensive and the six-times champion committed four double faults. Williams retaliated, breaking her serve, but Gasparyan refused to back down, eventually levelling the score 4-4. The retractable roof of the stadium was put in place after the competitors warmed up due to rain in Flushing Meadows, and the two played in almost pin-drop silence, with spectators barred from the sprawling Queens campus amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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