Serena Williams of the US hits to Magda Linette of Poland in a first round match on day one of the 2018 US Open.

NEW YORK -- Welcome back to the US Open, Serena Williams ... night match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. One of Williams' ...

Her 6-2, 6-4 win over her idol Serena Williams was overshadowed by drama ... way Marat Safin had toppled Pete Sampras in the 2000 US Open men’s final. Perhaps the X factor in the tactical ...