After Serena Williams was defeated for the first time in a Fed Cup singles match, it was left to Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands to get the United States into the Fed Cup Finals.
Williams improved to 14-0 in Fed Cup singles matches, defeating Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Latvia.
Down to what sure felt like her last chance, Serena Williams came through with a cross-court forehand winner to close a 24-stroke point, then raised her arms, held that celebratory pose and looked over toward her guest box.
Williams was broken in the final game, fittingly ending things with a backhand into the net. That was her 27th unforced error on the backhand side, part of a total of 56 miscues. Wang made only 20.
Roger Federer will play John Millman while Novak Djokovic will take on Yoshihito Nishioka. Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Day 5 of the Australian Open.
Serena Williams defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3 while Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty got the better of Zheng Saisai and Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-4 respectively.
Roger Federer plays his second-round match at Melbourne Park and, according to his line of thinking, the first few matches he plays in a Grand Slam tournament are as important as the ones at the pointy end.
Top-ranked Ash Barty lost the first set of her first-round match at the Australian Open, where she's aiming to be the first homegrown winner in more than 40 years, before recovering to beat Leisa Tsurenko 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
The 38-year-old Williams had lost her previous five finals, including four at Slams -- at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2019.
Serena Williams won her first title since 2017 on Sunday after she won the ASB Classic in Auckland.
It was Williams' first tournament victory since 2017 -- and her first as a mother -- as she had won the Australian Open while pregnant.
Serena Williams hadn't won a title since the Australian Open singles in January 2017, and not since she became a mother to her daughter Olympia, who was court-side to see the victory.
Jessica Pegula upset former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday to set up a final at the ASB Classic against top-seeded Serena Williams.
Serena Williams defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-3 while Caroline Wozniacki beat Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-4, to advance to the last four.
Serena Williams defeated Christian McHale in three sets to reach the quarterfinals of ASB Classic.
Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal will feature in an exhibition match on January 15 to raise funds for the relief work.
The doubles pairing of Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki entered the semifinals of the ASB Classic.
Williams defeated Camila Giorgi 6-3, 6-2 in her opening singles match, prevailing despite a gusting wind.
Williams and Wozniacki overwhelmed Japan's Nao Hibino and Mikoto Ninomiya 6-2, 6-4 in a match which was both historic and poignant.
The only twist in the tale that 2019 served was the rise of the Next Gen power in the form of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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