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The Canadian Press
Abdulhamid Ibrahim
TORONTO — Serena Williams takes her first win of the season, beating Nuria Palisas Diaz 6-3, 6- at the Women's National Bank Open Monday. I went down. 4.
This is the second tournament of the season for Williams, who returned to competition at Wimbledon just a month before him.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion lost to Harmony Tan in the first round in his three sets at his club all England.
Prior to that, she made her final appearance in her 2021 Wimbledon tournament. Halfway through her first match, she slipped on the turf surface and damaged her hamstrings and retired.
Williams will next face the winners of Belinda Bencic and Tereza Martincova.
The 40-year-old Williams got off to a strong start and won her first two matches relatively easily.
Parrízas Diaz drew her 2-2 but the 31-year-old Spaniard had enough consistent flow to move forward despite Williams struggling on several points. could not find.
Tied 3-3 as Williams found her rhythm, combining her solid touch with her signature her power, with shot after shot within reach of Parisas Diaz. I let it go.
With a 5-3 lead, Williams struggled to score her points in the set, battling 57th-ranked Parrizas Diaz to try to bring her game back to deuce.
But Parisas Diaz had problems with Williams' serve. The American has scored three of his four aces in the span. Those final shots allowed Parisas-Díaz to hit an arched shot and Williams shot in the opposite direction out of her reach to win the set 6-3.
In the second set, Palisas her Diaz scored her first game and took a 2-1 lead.
Williams increased his strength level.
After taking advantage of the Spaniard, Williams went all out with a flash of his old self, and in a lengthy exchange he combined his shot with a powerful forehand to take advantage. , then drew 2-2.
Williams' effort elicited cheers from fans on their feet, and some even bowed.
After the players traded game wins for a while, Williams broke that run when he converted his 4-3 deficit to his 5-4 lead, falling behind. Continuously found ways to recover when
Williams won the final set his 6-4.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on August 8, 2022.
