There were worries about Serena Williams’s right shoulder and concerns over her difficult opponent, but in a little over an hour on court, Williams let the rest of the women’s field know that she is in good form.
The top-seeded Williams opened her 2016 United States Open campaign with a solid first-round win over No. 29 Ekaterina Makarova, 6-3, 6-3, and moved a step closer to the title that eluded her a year ago.