"She is a threat now" - Mats Wilander on Serena Williams winning US Open

| by Sebastian Dahlman

According to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander, Serena Williams is "now one of the favourites" to win the US Open after her thrilling victory over second seed Anett Kontaveit advanced her to the third round.

Williams overcame a hiccup in the second set to win 7-6(4) 2-6 6-2 on Wednesday night in front of a boisterous crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“I have not heard a crowd that loud. I think a lot of people must be seeing Serena for the first time here. She is playing great. She beat the number two player in the world and that’s a ranking that means one of the most consistent players, I am stunned.” said Wilander.

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Williams is able to produce a level not expected by many including Wilander. The Swede was impressed by her movement and can see it getting even better.

“The movement is much better than I ever could’ve expected and the serve is coming back. She is a threat now," he continued. added Wilander concluding "I am surprised that she can keep it up but we’ve seen Serena do this at Grand Slam tournaments when she hasn’t had a lot of matches. She wins a match, then two, then the tables flip completely and now she is one of the favourites."

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