If this week was any indication, Williams is leaving women’s tennis in good hands, with two generations clearly inspired by her impact on and off the court.
Auger-Aliassime will play ninth-seeded Cameron Norrie of Britain in the next round.
The 2022 world juniors, which were halted in December over Covid concerns, restarted this week. Here's three takeaways from Canada's opener on Wednesday.
Williams fell to Belinda Bencic a day after announcing her pending retirement in a prelude to what promises to be an emotional US Open farewell.