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Toronto — Serena Williams put in an impressive physical performance in challenging conditions to return to winning ways at Monday's Toronto Open and said she sees light at the end of the tennis tunnel of her career. Williams was forced to dig deep in the first round with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spain's Nuria Palisas Diaz. The two women exchanged explosive attacks from the baseline in the sweltering conditions of her court in the hot and humid center.
Williams, 40, was only appearing in her second singles match since returning to Wimbledon after her year-long hiatus in June. her brilliant career.
"I think there is light at the end of the tunnel," said the 23-time Grand Slam champion, who is on the entry list for next week's event in Cincinnati. As well as the August 29-September 11 US Open, he told reporters. "Yeah, so that's what it's been like for me these days. I can't wait to hit that light." Williams responded with a laugh, but she assured the media she was not joking and went on to explain what the "light" stood for.
"Freedom. Yeah. I love to play, which is great. But you know, I can't do this forever," Williams said. "So it seems like sometimes you just want to enjoy the moment and do the best you can."
It tested my patience. Most notably, in her physically demanding and important 18-minute game, she used power to get past her four break points to reach her four. -4 in the second set.
Many of the young players who qualified for this week's finals spoke about the impact Williams had on their careers, and her three-time Canadian Open champion was proud of the positive impact she had on them. said he thinks
"It feels good that other people feel that way about you. And yeah, and encourage them to be better. Because that's what it's all about, right?" Williams said.
"It's about leaving your mark, someone else doing it, doing it better, and it's how it continues." (Reporting by Frank Pingue, Toronto; by Ken Ferris Edit)
