- Six-time champion defeats Margarita Gasparyan 6-2, 6-4
- Williams will now face fellow American in third round
Serena Williams’ drive for her 24th major singles title continued with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Margarita Gasparyan to advance to the third round of the US Open.
Williams improved her career record to 20-0 in the second round at Flushing Meadows and will play fellow American Sloane Stephens in the next round. Williams leads the series 5-1. Stephens, who won the title in 2017, sealed her progress with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over Olga Govortsova earlier on Thursday.
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