Serena Williams opened her bid for a seventh U.S. Open singles title by beating Poland’s Magda Linette 6-4, 6-0, moving one match from a potential third-round showdown with older sister Venus.
Williams dispatched Linette in 70 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium, improving to 18-0 all-time in U.S. Open first-round matches.
Earlier Monday, Venus beat 2004 U.S. Open champ Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
The Williams sisters are each win one from their earliest meeting at a Grand Slam since their first at the 1998 Australian Open.
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