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Serena Williams defeated 68th-ranked Magda Linette of Poland 6-4, 6-0, in the first round of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows on Monday. Credit: Newsday / Raychel Brightman; Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke