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First set: Williams 2-6 Osaka
Osaka giving Williams no quarter on her serve, racing to 40-15 with a series of big offerings and closing it out with a 117mph unreturnable serve in to the body to take it after 34 minutes. That bodes well for the 20-year-old from Japan as neither player has lost a match in 2018 after winning the first set: Osaka is 31-0, Williams is 16-0.
First set: Williams 2-5 Osaka* (*denotes next server)
Osaka forces Williams into an error early in the point, then Williams double-faults, her fourth of the match, for love-30. Osaka is two points from taking the opener. But Serena, who seems to be pressing, rattles off four quick points for the much-needed hold. Osaka will serve for the set after the changeover.
Written by Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows
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