Kontaveit ‘by no means needed to do it once more’ after going through Williams in retirement run

Serena Williams’ retirement on the US Open has been chronicled in new episodes of Break Point launched on Netflix on Wednesday. Two of the tennis icon’s opponents had been profiled because the American hung up her racket – together with Anett Kontaveit. The second seed in Flushing Meadows, Kontaveit turned the final participant to lose to Williams and may very well be seen in tears after, saying she “never wanted to do it again”.

Part two of Netflix’s tennis collection Break Point has been launched and viewers will get to see a part of Serena Williams’ final hurrah on the US Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion introduced that she can be “evolving away from tennis” final 12 months and had her final dance at her dwelling Grand Slam match.

The 41-year-old reached the third spherical in her farewell match – impressively beating second seed Kontaveit en route. While it was a fairytale for Williams and her followers, a brand new episode of Break Point exhibits the fact for the Estonian – who was in tears after the match.

“I’ve never seen so many people on Arthur Ashe before,” the 27-year-old narrates. “It’s super loud, they’re all cheering for her. I am at her home, playing her in her house.”

Kontaveit dropped a decent opening set to Wiliams in a tiebreak however stormed again to take the second 6-2. But the previous world No 1 pounced again once more and dropped simply two video games within the third and remaining set to dispatch her opponent.

“She just suddenly changes gears and starts playing better. The crowd goes crazy. It’s difficult to handle,” Kontaveit added as she misplaced 7-6 2-6 6-2. With the American followers understanding they may very well be seeing Williams for the ultimate time, they cheered Kontaveit’s errors – one thing the present world No 78 struggled with.

“The whole match was emotionally one of the hardest things that I’ve gone through on court,” she stated. Kontaveit is then seen crying within the cool-down room as she watches Williams’ on-court interview.