Serena Williams Plays In U.S. Open Third Round Harold Fisher September 2, 2022 at 4:59 pm in In The News - Afternoon Headlines, NEWS Tweet (Flushing, NY) — The U.S. Open is the place to be this evening. Serena Williams is looking to extend her stay at the tournament after winning her second-round singles match on Wednesday. However, last night she and her sister Venus Williams fell in straight sets to a pair from the Czech Republic, who apologized to the crowd knowing it wasn’t what fans wanted to see. Tags: Serena Williams, Third Round, U.S. Open