Serena Williams has surprisingly bowed out of the US Open 2020 after she lost to Victoria Azarenka. Throughout the match, the 23-time Grand Slam winner was bothered by her ankle injury and lost 1-6 6-3 6-3. The match was played at the Arthur Ashe Stadium and the fans still believe that she has been ousted from the tournament. Thus the fans took to social media to express their disappointment and posted sad memes. But before getting on to the memes, let’s have a look at how the match panned out for both the players. Serena started off the semi-final game on a winning note as she won the first set 1-6. Victoria on the other hand was quite composed throughout. Serena Williams Out of US Open 2020 in Semi-Final, Bothered by Ankle, Victoria Azarenka's Surge
Serena took a medical break for five minutes for getting herself tapped but that surely didn’t help her enough. This was Azarenka’s first major return to the championship final since 2013. The match ended with the Serena getting ousted from the tournament. While a few fans were disappointed because they wanted to watch Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams battling out with each other once again, the rest of them just couldn't see the American being on the losing side. Let's have a look at the tweets below:
I just wanted my Osaka/Serena rematch... jesus fix it #USOpen pic.twitter.com/4cg4t3PvZl
— 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑦 𝐹𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑠 (@SkiNLikeNuTeLLa) September 11, 2020
Another one
I’ll be ok, eventually pic.twitter.com/INrH7Jobf8
— All Things Serena (@all_serena) September 11, 2020
Next Tournament
Serena Williams to her first opponent in the next tournament pic.twitter.com/63m1lM7esb
— Ryan Warne (@thouartvandelay) September 11, 2020
Wanted to watch Naomi vs Serena
I wanted Serena vs Naomi part 2 pic.twitter.com/XctcpCErSE
— The Artist Formerly Known as Gabi Wilson...stan (@ibeengoing) September 11, 2020
Taken aback
Serena lost? pic.twitter.com/jqPwSsVGZB
— Cheyanne. (@CBabeey) September 11, 2020
Last one
Serena losing really hurting hehe once again praying she goes to France pic.twitter.com/KALMNQdrp8
— Davis Giangiulio (@GiangiulioDavis) September 11, 2020
After the match, Azarenka said, "On the road to the final, you have to beat the best players and today was that day." She will now take on Naomi Osaka in the finals of the US Open 2020 on September 13, 2020.
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