US Open

Women's tennis expert Jose Onorato has revealed his U.S. Open 2022 picks and predictions for Serena Williams' possible last tournament.

So who wins the 2022 U.S. [Visit SportsLine now to see Jose Onorato's bets for the 2022 U.S. The top U.S. The 2022 U.S. In the three tournaments since her loss at the All-England Club, the Polish star has lost in the third round twice and in a quarterfinal. And which long shot could make a serious run at the Grand Slam trophy? She has won two Grand Slams over the past two years and has the best record on tour this year. She is 28-5 on hard courts and won three straight tournaments on the surface as part of a dominant 37-match win streak. Keys (+3500) and Stephens (+6500) are longer shots, along with Serena Williams (+5000). She won the first of her 23 Grand Slam titles at Flushing Meadows in 1999 and went on to win the U.S. Raducanu (+2000), Naomi Osaka (+2000) and Pegula (+2500) also are expected to contend. While she's a longshot to contend, she will soak in the adoration of the crowd and watch the players she influenced during her dominant run.

The U.S. Open officially begins today with some notable tennis stars missing. But one is the talk of the tournament. Serena Williams is making what's ...

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The champions of the women's and men's singles titles will each be rewarded with $2.6 million. The tournament will conclude on Sept. 11, when the men's final is ...

The US Open is tennis’ grandest stage, where hundreds of players come to compete and hundreds of thousands of fans come to watch the closing act of the Grand Slam season. The main tournament consists of five different event championships: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for senior, junior, and wheelchair players. Tennis matches take place during the day at 11AM and night at 7PM. Defending champion Daniil Medvedev enters the US Open as its top seed and the world No. Since then, the event has grown to include both men and women, with over 600 participants and over $7 million in prizes. The women’s final is scheduled for Sept.

There are 63 other matches on opening day, but they have been relegated to the background as Williams prepares to play what could be her final singles ...

Open final](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/sports/serena-osaka-us-open-penalty.html) in a match where Williams was penalized a game after a series of code violations by chair umpire Carlos Ramos. “I think it’s great that we have somebody like that in our sport who cleared the path and showed us that you can do anything,” she said. “I was really scared: Dang, when is the last time she’s going to play? “Basically she was everywhere, because she always won and was somewhere in the semifinals or the finals. Open men’s champion](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/sports/tennis/us-open-mens-final-zverev-thiem.html), will return to the tournament after missing last year’s Open with a serious wrist injury. Stories like this are possible because of our deep commitment to original reporting, produced by a global staff of over 1,700 journalists who have all dedicated themselves to helping you understand the world. “I watch her my whole life,” Swiatek, the 21-year-old Polish star, said of the 40-year-old Williams. But they are all relegated to the background for now as Williams, one of the greatest athletes of any generation, prepares to play what could be her final singles match on Monday night in the first round against the unseeded Danka Kovinic. 10 seed and top-ranked American who is himself the son of former top 10 women’s player Kathy May. Until this year, no Chinese man had qualified to play in the U.S. Open, Swiatek had another priority: finally working up the courage to meet Serena Williams, a formidable champion whom Swiatek said made her feel like “a kid from kindergarten just looking at her.” 1 for the first time this year at the U.S.

When the US Open tennis tournament begins this week in New York's Flushing Meadows, expect handshakes both on the court and on the sidelines.

Serena Williams practices at Arthur Ashe Stadium before the start of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.

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The US Open will have extra oomph this year as it appears to be marking the end of Serena Williams' legendary tennis career, or at least her Grand Slam ...

The US Open will be held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, Aug. This will be Swiatek's fourth US Open appearance; she was eliminated in the fourth round in 2021. The US Open will have extra oomph this year as it appears to be marking the end of Serena Williams' legendary tennis career, or at least her Grand Slam career.

Serena Williams is set to take the court at the U.S. Open Monday in what could wind up being the last singles match of her career.

"But the problem is the field. Open while telling the world via an essay in Vogue magazine that she was prepared to begin "evolving away from tennis" to focus on having a second child and pursuing her business interests. It will be only the fifth singles match for Williams over the past 12 months, because the American was off the tour from a first-round injury at Wimbledon last year until a first-round loss there this year. The proliferation of electronic line-calling, to the point that there are no line judges at U.S. Every time she steps on court in New York will be treated as if it might be the last time. A line can be drawn to the decision this year by the U.S. "She revolutionized the power in the game. At the U.S. "There was something inside both of them," said Rick Macci, a tennis coach who worked with both Williams siblings in the early 1990s, starting before they were teenagers. Williams faces Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro, in Arthur Ashe Stadium in the first round of singles Monday night and also is entered in doubles with her sister, Venus. I honestly think that she's the biggest force in the sport." "In my view, she revolutionized tennis," said Chris Evert, who won 18 majors in the 1970s and 1980s.

The transcendent and transformative star of women's tennis faces Danka Kovinic Monday night in her opening match of the U.S. Open.

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The 23-time Grand Slam champion will start her farewell tour of Flushing Meadows with a first-round match against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro.

She has never made it past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament and has never made it past the second round at the U.S. [set to play Danka Kovinic](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/sports/tennis/us-open-draw-serena-williams.html) in the first round of the tournament Monday, with her match scheduled for 7 p.m. As of Monday, tickets to see Williams play her first — and potentially last — singles match at the U.S. Afterward, a large crowd of fans watched as she exited the tennis center complex in a black sport utility vehicle. “I can’t think of a moment for her in her career in her life that she settled for less.” In addition to the singles draw, Williams will play women’s doubles with her sister, Venus. She has not ruled out playing more beyond New York, but it seems unlikely, particularly with her lining up to play doubles with her sister Venus for the first time at the U.S. “I think it was the best match in my career.” Simona Halep, a two-time Grand Slam singles champion and a semifinalist at Wimbledon last month, had the stumble of the day. Many fans who don’t have a ticket for Ashe just want a taste of the atmosphere of Serena Williams’s first match of the U.S. With apologies to the other 126 players who took to the courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Day 1 of the U.S. She did a quick change in the locker room and emerged into the quiet hallway, where one of her trainers was waiting.

Six-time US Open champion Serena Williams defeated 80th-ranked Danka Kovinic, 6-3, 6-3, at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night, opening what could be her ...

The pair is scheduled to open play against [Lucie Hradecka](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=509) and [Linda Noskova](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=6970) on Wednesday or Thursday. In an interview with ABC prior to the match, Stubbs said Williams was nervous but was still preparing for the match and the tournament with her same trademark intensity. [Anett Kontaveit](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2059) on Wednesday in the second round, in addition to playing doubles alongside sister Venus, whom she called her "rock" on Monday. On Monday, wearing a figure-skating inspired dress originally with six layers to represent all six of her US Open titles (but ultimately with four removed due to their weight) and matching diamonds in her hair, Williams glided around the court -- and twirled at the end -- and showed flashes of what has made her one of the all-time greats. "The practices have been really hard," Stubbs said on Monday. After a video narrated by Queen Latifah was shown summarizing her legendary career, Williams was introduced to the crowd as the "Greatest Of All Time" to loud cheers that continued during any break in the action throughout the match. "It was loud and I could feel it in my chest. After the match, Williams was celebrated with an on-court celebration, which featured Gayle King and Billie Jean King, as well as a "Thank you, Serena" video from Oprah Winfrey. "The reception was really overwhelming," Williams told reporters. "I feel so comfortable on this court, in front of everyone here. That's really all I can really do." [Serena Williams](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=394)' expected retirement will have to wait, for another two days at least.

Serena Williams has not played her final US Open match. In front of an electric crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams defeated Danka Kovinic in a 6-3, 6-3 ...

Williams will now move on to face Anett Kontaveit in the second round. On top of gunning for her seventh US Open title in women's singles, Williams will also be playing with her sister, Venus, in the doubles tournament. In the second set, Williams found more of a rhythm with her serve. It wasn't easy, but Williams felt like now was the best time to move onto other things. With a semifinals appearance in her last 11 appearances at Flushing Meadows, Williams has plenty of experience on her side. Williams closes it out with a dominant effort in the final game.

Serena Williams became only the fourth woman in the Open Era to win matches in her teens, 20s, 30s and 40s, advancing to the Round 2 of the 2022 US Open ...

After 23 Grand Slam titles and 27 seasons since she became a professional tennis player, Serena Williams returned to the U.S. Open on Monday for what is ...

Open as she prepared for the birth of her daughter, Serena returned to the court later in the year and continued to dominate. The final was the last time Serena appeared in a Grand Slam final. She came into the final Grand Slam tournament of the year as the No. After losing in the ’09 semifinals, missing the tournament in ’10 and falling in the ’11 final, Williams made her way back to the championship by beating one of her now-storied rivals, Victoria Azarenka, in their first Grand Slam final meeting. The younger Williams ended up winning both in a 7–6(6), 7–6(7) victory. Williams made it back to the main event in ’08 as a No. 4 seed in the tournament after not reaching the U.S. 2 players in the world, Serena took down her sister for the third time that year in a 6–4, 6–3 win. Serena went on to win the ’03 Australian Open to finish off the first of two “Serena Slams” in her career. Williams won her first Grand Slam title (one of six she’d wind up winning at the Open) in just her second appearance at the tournament. She had captured two more Grand Slam titles at the French Open and Wimbledon earlier in the year, which helped her reach her first world No. While they faced each other in earlier rounds of the Australian Open and Wimbledon, the sisters had never met in a Grand Slam final until 2001.

Serena Williams, playing in what is likely the final tennis tournament of her storied career, opened singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinić ...

"I look forward to waking up and just being like, OK, I don't have to run to the court today," Williams said. I want to say thank you all," an emotional Snigur said. "I think when you're passionate about something and you love something so much, it's always hard to walk away," she said. "Maybe the best word to describe what I'm up to is evolution. "I'm going to stay vague because you never know." "I have never liked the word retirement.

Williams will face the tournament's No. 2 seed, Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, on Wednesday.

Did Kovinic even realize as she sprayed forehands wide and deep and into the net that she’d fallen into a classic Williams trap, abandoning the angles and spins that have won her matches before? And then another cannon serve hit her target down the center of the court and Kovinic couldn’t get it back, letting the crowd send up a roar as Williams squatted and pumped her arms. Later, a rolling backhand winner down the line got her to within a game of the victory. And on a heavy, late-summer New York evening, on the court where she captured her first Grand Slam singles title in 1999, it was enough to topple Kovinic, the sort of player Williams has rolled over in maybe an hour in so many early-round matches in so many other Grand Slams. She wore a black bedazzled jacket and headband and a wrap that flowed from her waist to her ankles. Williams made sure to show up for the party, and so did her daughter, Olympia, 4, who wore a matching outfit with her hair in beads evoking a young Serena, and nearly stole the show. But Williams did what she has done for a very long time. Kovinic settled in though, and two games later the match was tied. Williams pumped her fist and let the noise fall over Kovinic. Open to focus on having another child and on her [business interests](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/style/serena-williams-best-looks.html), though she was not shy about showing ambivalence about her decision. But Kontaveit has struggled of late, especially after a bout with Covid earlier in the year. Assuming she follows through with her plans to stop playing, Monday night’s win means the end of one of the most successful and influential careers in sports history won’t arrive until the second round of the U.S.

Simona Halep has been knocked out of the US Open in the first round, losing 6-2 0-6 6-4 to qualifier Daria Snigur in a huge upset on Louis Armstrong ...

I want to say thanks to Simona for a such a great match, it was a great experience for me - it’s impossible to play against Simona and win! US Open 124, as her dreams of claiming a third Grand Slam single’s title unexpectedly went up in smoke.

Daria Snigur, a 20-year-old ranked 124th in the world, burst into tears after beating Halep, a two-time major singles champion.

She has never made it past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament and has never made it past the second round at the U.S. As of Monday, tickets to see Williams play her first — and potentially last — singles match at the U.S. [set to play Danka Kovinic](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/sports/tennis/us-open-draw-serena-williams.html) in the first round of the tournament Monday, with her match scheduled for 7 p.m. “I can’t think of a moment for her in her career in her life that she settled for less.” She did a quick change in the locker room and emerged into the quiet hallway, where one of her trainers was waiting. Kovinic had taken the first point of the game but then Williams won four in a row. And I almost did do the impossible: A lot of people don’t realize that I was two months pregnant when I won the Australian Open in 2017. Did Kovinic even realize as she sprayed forehands wide and deep and into the net that she’d fallen into a classic Williams trap, abandoning the angles and spins that have won her matches before? Williams made sure to show up for the party, and so did her daughter, Olympia, 4, who wore a matching outfit with her hair in beads reminiscent of a young Serena, and nearly stole the show. She has been a shadow of her former self this summer, during the singles matches that are serving as her coda after nearly a year away from the game she has loved and dedicated her life to. And on a heavy, late-summer New York evening, on the court where she captured her first Grand Slam singles title in 1999, it was enough to topple Kovinic, the sort of player Williams has rolled over in maybe an hour in so many early-round matches in so many other Grand Slams. And then another cannon serve hit her target down the center of the court and Kovinic couldn’t get it back, letting the crowd send up a roar as Williams squatted and pumped her arms.

Rafael Nadal plays his first U.S. Open match since 2019 when he leads off the night session in Arthur Ashe Stadium against Australian Rinky Hijkata.

1 Daniil Medvedev beat Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0; Daniel Elahi Galan beat No. 14 Leylah Fernandez beat Oceane Dodin 6-3, 6-4; No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Alexander Ritschard 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Brandon Holt beat No. 2 Anett Kontaveit beat Jaqueline Adina Cristian 6-3, 6-0; No. 3 Maria Sakkari beat Tatjana Maria 6-4, 3-6, 6-0; No. Women’s First Round: Serena Williams beat Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3; No.

A steamy night in New York was weighted down with a ton of pre-match pomp and circumstance. But the champion pushed through and will play on.

She lost three games in a row to trail by 3-2 in the first set, uptight and short arming the ball. Williams simply hadn’t worked as hard at the game in the past couple of years as she once had, splitting her court time with mothering a 4-year-old daughter, and nurturing venture capital investments. Clearly, at some point in the past few weeks, Williams decided she wanted this match to be more than just a ceremony, and a terrible goodbye. “I have to go sweat in the sun every day when I could be at the pool with some lemonade.” She came out of the Arthur Ashe Stadium tunnel Monday night for the last big occasion of her career in a mock black evening-gown complete with cape and train — but she had on the black shoes of a boxer. “I’m terrible at goodbyes, the world’s worst.” Her tennis was guttural, louder than all of it, and the appreciative roars built from the crowd. “I’m out there to win a match.” “The atmosphere was a lot,” she said later. Williams has always had a special affinity for the Open — not just for the high hard bounces of its acrylic courts, but for everything else that’s hard about it. It was all so much: the ceremonial entrance, the blazing stadium lights and the weighty tributes to the all-time great made her seem prematurely a monument rather than a person. Still, maybe she could find the old inner vibration, the competitive rage that powered her to 23 Grand Slam titles.

Rinky Hijikata is quickly making a mark in professional tennis since turning pro in 2021. The '21 All-America will face second-seeded Rafael Nadal in the first ...

William Blumberg (UNC '21) and partner Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia will play the 11th-seeded duo of England's Lloyd Glasspool and Finland's Harri Heliovaara. Monroe and Smith will meet Alex Molcan of Slovakia and Marton Fucsovics of Hungary in the opening round. Hijikata played two seasons as a Tar Heel in 2019-20 and 2020-21, earning All-America status as a sophomore in 2021 after reaching the NCAA Championship Round of 16.

The fans flocked to see Serena Williams' 2022 US Open debut, and she delivered. Here's our look at the top stories from Day 1 at the 2022 US Open.

Daniel Elahi Galan defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas on his ninth match point after holding a 6-0, 5-0 lead in Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Daniel Elahi Galan defeated No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas while Brandon Holt topped No. 10 Taylor Fritz in the first round of the US Open.

"It was a nightmare, honestly, we never want to play each other," Kyrgios said in an on-court interview. "I started the year ranked like 900-something after having an injury in my hand. "I did well my first three tournaments back. Hopefully, I can keep it going." "I just stayed calm. Tsitsipas had a trainer tend to his right arm before the sixth game in the second set, when he finally got on the board, and again during the break before the third set, when he broke Galan in the second game.

Playing in what she says is her last tournament, Serena Williams summoned her signature fire to the delight of the crowd.

[Gayle King](https://time.com/5551293/gayle-king-interview/) hosted. [Oprah Winfrey](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177763/oprah-winfrey-titans/) narrated a video. After she finished off that first set with two aces and serve up the middle—in the 16th point of a back-and-forth game—that Kovnic lofted into the net, Williams double pumped her fists. [Billie Jean King](https://time.com/6089843/billie-jean-king-interview/) herself said a few words, recalling the first time they met, in 1988, when Serena was six years old. But she’ll need much more magic against a tougher opponent, second-seeded Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, on Wednesday. The second set moved more briskly for Williams. A first round exit wouldn’t have damaged her legacy. Open threw a surprise tribute for Williams on center court. Open history, with a total of 71,332 spectators for the combined day and evening sessions. It was loud and I could feel it in my chest,” said Williams. The old dominance was also on show: she won the last eight points of the match to take care of business against her first round opponent, Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, 6-3, 6-3. After this last Open run, Williams has announced that she is walking away from tennis—and that includes competing in doubles with her sister Venus.

It was a Greek tragedy unfolding before everyone's eyes as Colombian Daniel Galán stunned fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of the US Open ...

"I just couldn't get into it." "I think he felt really comfortable during those two sets. He was always in control," Galán said.

USOpen.org previews Day 2 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with men's and women's singles play serving up an all-star menu.

Simona Halep of Romania returns ball during 1st round match of US Open 2022 against Daria Snigur of Ukraine at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is not ready to say goodbye just yet. Nor, clearly, are her fans. In her first match at what is expected to be the last U.S. ...

And why the daily program did not make mention of any other of the dozens of athletes in action, showing instead a montage of six images of Williams holding her six U.S. Look, this is a historic moment for the Williams family, for Serena and our sport,” said Stacey Allaster, the tournament director of the American Grand Slam event. Mom said she’s been traveling from Boston to New York for the U.S. “It is so difficult to really capture what Serena and Venus have done for the sport of tennis. Open marks the final chapter of her storied tennis history.” “And now, she’s ...” She’s done so much,” said Quintella Thorn, a 68-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, making her eighth trip to the U.S. There can be no doubt, the folks so enthusiastically backing Williams on Monday will come again to the U.S. Open](/article/serena-williams-career-guide-16677e2e12a305d1cbec1634abbd6db1) — and last tournament — of [her remarkable playing career](/article/serena-williams-retirement-plans-f1cf0c3c2f709e35e2e6221f2cc34e72), Williams overcame a shaky start to overwhelm Danka Kovinic 6-3, 6-3 on Monday night in a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium with an atmosphere more akin to a festival than a farewell. Williams will play in the second round of singles on Wednesday against No. After watching the victory over Kovinic, spectators held up blue, white or red placards that were distributed at their seats to spell out “We (Heart) Serena.” Maybe it was the significance of the moment.

At least one viewer watching at home thought they spotted Beyoncé in the star-studded stands at Serena Williams' U.S. Open match Sunday night.

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Her daughter, Olympia Ohanian — that's Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. — offered her own entertainment the moment she set foot in Arthur Ashe Stadium, upstaging a ...

“The crowd was crazy,” Williams said during the post-match ceremony, with her husband and daughter standing nearby. And I almost did do the impossible: A lot of people don’t realize that I was two months pregnant when I won the Australian Open in 2017. If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family,” Williams told Rob Haskell. [things got super complicated](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/01/10/serena-williams-poses-for-vogue-with-her-baby-tells-scary-story-of-childbirth-complications/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8&itid=lk_inline_manual_18) on the other side [when she nearly died]. “I wanted to do it, but I just didn’t have the time … Open on Monday night, but the cuteness quotient was boosted by someone else.

From designer Vera Wang to actor Hugh Jackman to even former president Bill Clinton, here's every celebrity who has attended the 2022 U.S. Open. (We'll update ...

Bella Hadid—along with her sister Gigi Hadid—has long been a fan of Serena Williams, and the Hadids are regular at the U.S. Spike Lee, a regular at Knicks games, was just as animated watching the tennis match. [Serena Williams's husband Alexis Ohanian](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a40881542/alexis-ohanian-serena-williams-husband/), her daughter Olympia, sister Isha Price and mom Oracene Price all sat in Williams's box to cheer her on. The U.S. While Gigi was not in attendance last night, Bella was pictured getting really into the match—she sat with the rapper Offset (left) and her boyfriend Marc Kalman (right). The Australian actress brought her girlfriend Ramona Agruma (pictured sitting next to Wilson) along. Tickets were a hot commodity; [after Williams announced her decision to step away from the sport](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a40847142/serena-williams-tennis-retirement/) she has dominated for so long, [prices jumped over 300%](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/when-does-serena-williams-play-at-the-u-s-open-ticket-prices-for-her-match-hit-nearly-1-000-11661737255). Olympia wore her hair in braids with white beads, channeling her mom's hairstyle from her first-ever U.S. [to watch Serena Williams play](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/a40981632/how-to-watch-stream-serena-williams-2022-us-open/) ahead of her retirement, the stars were absolutely out in full force. From designer Vera Wang to actor Hugh Jackman to even former president Bill Clinton, here's every celebrity who has attended the 2022 U.S. (We'll update this post as the tournament goes on.) [the U.S.

All eyes were on Serena Williams at one of her final US Open matches, but Laverne Cox made necks turned as onlookers mistook her for Beyoncé.

[ Billie Jean King gave a speech,](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1564426744563654658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1564426744563654658%7Ctwgr%5E9343859164af5dc91b7a6f8dc8d119a12deed2e9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2F2022%2F08%2Fserena-williams-2022-us-open-surprise-celebration) wearing Williams' favorite color pink, honoring the 40-year-old tennis player and [ Gayle King conducted the post-game interview ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2022/08/29/us-open-serena-williams-fan-tribute-first-round/50657057/)with Williams, sharing a personal tribute video [ narrated by Oprah Winfrey. ](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/05/25/laverne-cox-barbie-doll/9930188002/) [Beyoncé](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/06/16/beyonce-renaissance-new-album-2022/7644395001/)?! [ posted a two-second clip](https://twitter.com/Choni_/status/1564398225099853826) of Cox in the audience cheering, tweeting "#Beyoncé at the #USOpen." Other verified famous faces in the crowd included It's not unlikely to see the singer cheer Williams on during this year's US Open. it’s @Lavernecox," the user said. With Cox's face mostly covered by the PPE, users on Twitter got excited thinking that Beyoncé was in the crowd to support Williams. [Spike Lee](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/03/16/cannes-film-festival-spike-lee-leads-jury-president-pandemic/4717557001/), [Queen Latifah](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/06/08/queen-latifah-red-table-talk-discusses-weight-journey-obesity-stigma/7539334001/) and [Hugh Jackman.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/04/27/hugh-jackman-his-bad-dancing-great-acting-bad-education/3010033001/) In fact, it was another icon: Cox. [dropped her "Renaissance" album](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/07/29/beyonce-renaissance-album-review/10176836002/) last month, [voiced a Gatorade advertisement](https://twitter.com/Gatorade/status/1564281725236101121) celebrating the tennis player Monday. But some necks turned and heads were scratched when it came to one spectator in the crowd who social media users thought was Beyoncé.