Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams – Third Round – Preview & Prediction | 2022 US Open
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THE FACTS
When is Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams on and what time does it start? Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams will take place on Saturday 3rd September, 2022 – not before 00:00 (UK)
Where is Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams taking place? Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, USA
What surface is Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams being played on? Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams will take place on an outdoor hard court
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What channel is Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams on in the UK? Ajla Tomljanovic vs Serena Williams will be televised live on the Amazon Prime Video app on Smart TVs
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THE PREDICTION
23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams rolled back the years on Wednesday night with an exhilarating performance over the world number two Anett Kontaveit, taking the first set tiebreak and rallying to complete in the third amongst rapturous scenes on Arthur Ashe. The 40-year-old has already done herself proud now on what is highly expected to be her final tournament and anything else moving forward is a bonus, exactly the kind of mentality the former world number one would have wanted to find after weeks of high-pressured first round farewells. World number 46 Ajla Tomljanovic had to come back from a set down to beat Evgeniya Rodina on Wednesday after a more assured victory over Karolina Muchova in the first round. The Aussie has been in excellent form this year, reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for a second-successive season, and stunning the likes of Paula Badosa and Veronika Kudermetova, twice, in recent weeks.
Beating Kontaveit totally changes the conversation around Serena Williams at the US Open from a heartfelt swansong to a frenzied dream and the crowd believing she can go deeper should give Williams a significant boost in confidence, with her level on Wednesday close to the kind that saw her reached Grand Slam finals as recently as 2019. Reminding the world of her prowess means the American can now leave on her own terms with her head held high and that makes her even more dangerous to the tournament, particularly as the atmosphere home fans are creating is partisan and then some. Tomljanovic will have to keep her composure under the toughest of circumstances in this first meeting with Williams but the conditions look like counting against her. Back Williams to win outright, probably in three.
