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Williams returns a very slow serve into the net for no reason whatsoever. The sends one very long, gifting Kenin the lead. Kenin is in charge as Williams sends another too far and then Kenin sends a backhand beyond Williams to hold to love. Kenin leads 2-6, 5-5.
Williams takes control of her service game, quickly moving 30:0 up, thanks to a cracking serve and then a tame backhand into the net from Kenin. The 20-year-old Kenin makes up with a cutting backhand next time around to bring her back into it. Williams then double faults, a rare sight, to make it level. Her next first serve tamely hits the net but her second finds the spot and she goes on to move Kenin around the court, allowing her to whack a winner into space. Serena holds. Score is 2-6, 5-4.
Written by Alex Hess (even earlier), Nick Miller (earlier), Will Unwin (now)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jun/01/french-open-2019-day-seven-live-halep-zverev-djokovic-osaka-serena-williams under the title “French Open 2019: Serena loses first set, Osaka out, Djokovic through – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
