STORY: The American recently announced that she would soon be leaving professional tennis, and then that. On Wednesday, Serena Williams seemed to turn back time, and not just for these fans in New York. The 40-year-old prevailed at the US Open against world number two Anett Kontaveit and thus also won the second round, a surprise that triggered enthusiasm among the cheering spectators, mixed with further thoughts. “It was a great match. I’m so proud of her. I knew she had that in her that first and foremost she had to focus and serve well.” “I’m quite progressive, and this is a pretty racist country. And it was touching how everyone cheered them on tonight. We’re an international mix and I think that’s extraordinary. That gives me hope for everything that’s going on what is happening in our country and in the world today.” The match lasted almost two and a half hours, including a lot of excitement. Williams, who has long secured a place in the tennis Olympus with 23 Grand Slam titles, was recently not among the 600 best players in the world rankings. As a reminder: she led the same women’s ranking for 319 weeks. How will Serena Williams continue after this Grand Slam tournament? At least her supporters would certainly like to see more of her from such tennis.