Andrew Joseph

Serena Williams' Round of 16 match against Kaia Kanepi at the U.S. Open had the early looks of a blowout.

Serena won the first set, 6-0, and really, made it look easy. As she went on to take that sixth game, Serena returned a Kanepi serve with a single forehand. She hardly gave the ball a glance because she knew Kanepi had no chance at reaching it. Instead, Serena started walking to her spot almost immediately upon making contact.

If there was a statement-making moment in the match, that appeared to be it.

Yet, Kanepi would have an answer in the second set with a 6-4 win to draw level.

Still, we can appreciate what was essentially the tennis version of Steph Curry turning his back on a 3-pointer.

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