Serena ‘pain-free’ for US Open, says coach

Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 men’s seed who is battling a wrist injury, gets unseeded Jerzy Janowicz in the opening match.

“I prefer to play more coming into the final Grand Slam of the year”.

At 29, Murray knows that his time at the top is limited and is setting his sights on winning more grand slam titles, sooner rather than later.

“At this point, I’m taking it a day at a time”, said Williams. “I was just trying so hard and trying everything to get better”.

“I learned not to get involved in those debates and conversations”, Williams said after her straight-sets victory over Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final. She thwarted Williams at the Australian Open final in January and then nearly close to doing it again at Wimbledon.

“I was able to reflect on the French Open”.

“She’s had enough time off so whereas a lot of the other players seem to be a little exhausted after the Olympics, because it’s been a really intense, demanding summer for players who have done well at the French and Wimbledon and the Olympics”. “It’s not ideal, but it was all I could do”. So while the stakes are different from what they were at Flushing Meadows in 2015, Williams has something significant to play for yet again.

No, she’s not on pace for a Grand Slam, but she can win her 23rd major title in the Open Era, which would surpass Graf’s 22.

Williams has been No. 1 since February 18, 2013 and through the two weeks of the U.S. Open will extend her streak to 186 weeks, tying Graf.

One way to prove you’re the greatest of all time: Be ranked No. 1 the longest.

You should never bet against Williams, not until she has well and truly called it a career. But after an uncomfortable practice there, the aching shoulder forced Williams to withdraw.

His careerbest 22match win streak came to a halt at the hands of Marin Cilic in the Cincinnati final last weekend when he simply ran out of gas.

Williams is assured of remaining at No. 1 until the end of the U.S. Open, which will bring her current streak to 186 weeks in a row, tying another mark held by Graf.

Williams, in search of a seventh US Open crown, opens the action under the floodlights on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Russian veteran Ekaterina Makarova.

The U.S. Open 2016 starts tomorrow and this edition promises to be more competitive than ever before.

Williams had played just three matches since winning Wimbledon, but impressed against 2014 semi-finalist Makarova in the night session.

“I am not concerned about the shoulder”, Mouratoglou said.

But in her defence, she was recovering from life-threatening pulmonary embolism.

So, in terms of Grand Slam form, Raonic is playing his best tennis.

“He has now admitted to carrying a wrist strain at Wimbledon”, Becker said.

“The shoulder is still not 100 per cent but it’s very close and she will find a way”.

In the second set, McHale went up 40-15 on serve, with two chances to take a 3-0 lead. But Djokovic did say he was dealing with an unspecified personal problem at Wimbledon.

Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska eased into the US Open second round Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Jessica Pegula of the United States.