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Saturday 23 March 2019

KNIGHT

SHIFT

Naomi Osaka, of Japan,
follows through on a serve
to Yanina Wickmayer, of
Belgium, during the Miami
Open tennis tournament,
Friday, March 22, 2019, in
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Associated Press
Serena,

Osaka win

opening

matches

in Miami

By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP)
— Facing the setting sun,
Serena Williams tried to
shield her eyes with her left
hand as she hit a shot, lost
the point and then waved
in frustration at the bother-
some glare.
Later, after a seesaw vic-
tory in her first match at the
Miami Open’s new site, she
was able to joke about the
unwanted spotlight.
“A lot of photographers
came,” Williams said. “I Subban records first career
thought, ‘This must be good
light.’ I thought about tak-
ing a selfie, but you’ve got shutout, Vegas tops Jets 5-0
to stay in the moment.”
Williams played poorly for
a stretch and was broken Vegas Golden Knights center Brandon Pirri (73) checks Winnipeg Jets right
three times but steadied wing Kevin Hayes into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey
her game in the final set game Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Las Vegas.
to beat Rebecca Peterson Associated Press
6-3, 1-6, 6-1. She avoided a Page 20
repeat of last year, when
she was eliminated in the
first round by Naomi Osaka.

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