"I have absolutely nothing to lose" - Serena Williams after brilliant win

Serena Williams played another amazing match to take down Anett Kontaveit in three sets and continue her US Open journey.

This is the final event she will ever play and her goal is to have a proper sendoff and so far it's working. A nice 3-set victory against one of the top seeds is great for her confidence and she affirmed after the match that she has nothing to lose.

"I don't have anything to prove. I don't have anything to win. I have absolutely nothing to lose. Honestly, I never get to play like this since '98 really. Literally, I've had an X on my back since '99. It's kind of fun. I really enjoy just coming out and enjoying it. It's been a long time since I've been able to do that."

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It was important for her to proplery show up at the event after not doing so in the past couple few weeks:

"I'm just pleased I showed up because the last few tournaments I didn't show up. But I've been practicing really well and I'm pleased that I'm finally seeing my practice come into my matches, so that's nice."