Prior to the match, a tribute video was played featuring comments from tennis pioneer Billie Jean King, current players like Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu as well as ice hockey great Wayne Gretzky and highlights of Williams' Canadian triumphs.
In the second set, Bencic got the one break she needed to go ahead 4-3 when Williams struck a double fault and the Swiss never looked back as she sealed the match on her serve when Williams sent a return long. Among the others reaching the last 16 of the tune-up event for the Aug 29-Sept 11 US Open were world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, defending champion Camila Giorgi, Gauff, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka.In New York, ticket retailer StubHub told Reuters that demand for tickets to witness Williams in action at the US Open spiked in the 24 hours following her announcement that she would retire after the hard-court Grand Slam.
Serena Williams had the full support of the capacity crowd throughout the 77-minute match. PHOTO: REUTERS
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