Julia's Takeaways From Serena Williams' US Open First Round Win

After losing that momentum for more than a year, something about playing in a Grand Slam under the city lights brought out the 23-time Grand Slam champion's greatest tennis.

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In dominant fashion, the tennis legend defeated Montenegro’s Danka Kovinić 6-3, 6-3.

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“At this point, honestly, everything is a bonus for me I feel,”

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Williams said after the match. “The next one is even more difficult. It's good that I was able to get this under my belt…

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I'm just thinking about just this moment. I think it's good for me just to live in the moment now.”

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With 29,402 visitors to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the night session attendance record was clearly broken by the fans as well.

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