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Toronto — 3 Wimbledon Champions Jelena Ryvakina and Simona Halep also advanced.
Williams, in just his second singles match since returning from Wimbledon in June after his one-year absence, was held in a hot and humid environment. A game of time forced me to dig deeper.
Williams, who is one of his 14 major winners in his draw and main of the event, which is a U.S. Open adjustment, has his points in the fourth set, with Pariszas Diaz returning. Vintage won the opening game with his smash that never had a chance.
The second set was even tighter, with Williams serving well in his 18 minutes of physical play and hitting four break points. I used my power for 4-4.
After Parisas Diaz threw a backhand wide, Williams broke his opponent to go on to take his first singles win since the 2021 French Open. .
Next for Williams is either the 12th-seeded Olympic champion Belinda Bencic or Czech Tereza Martincova.
Romania's 15th seed Halep withdrew from her second-round match in Washington last week due to illness, but just 61 minutes into Croatia's Donna Vekic she beat her 6-0. We won 6-2.
Halep survived the first set in her 21 minutes and never looked back. Vekic grew frustrated as the match progressed.
"It's not about the result, it's about how you play," said Halep, who didn't face a break point, in an on-court interview. "I've been very aggressive and played fast, so that's my goal and I try to do that every day."
At events in Montreal in 2016 and 2018. Halep, who has won two Canadian titles, is waiting for China's Zhang Shuai or Spain's qualifier Cristina Busca in the second round.
Following her Wimbledon win, Ryvakina, who was eliminated in her first round in San Jose last week, beat Czech Marie her Buzkova to her 7-5 6-7 (3) 6-1 victory. to earn her first Grand Slam victory. champion.
Kazakhstan's Rybakina's next match is against American No. 10 seed Coco his Gauff or Madison Brengle.
Canada's 13th seed Leila Fernandez will start her night in Toronto against Australia's Storm his Sanders, while Venus Williams will face Switzerland's Jil Teichmann. (Reporting by Frank Pingue of his in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
