Serena Williams falls at US Open in match that was epic tribute

here is almost never a moment when Arthur Ashe Stadium is completely silen

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There are too many people scurrying to seats, having hushed

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When tennis players come into this oversize

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they know it is not supposed to be either quiet or comfortable

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And yet, as Serena Williams stepped

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here was no discernible sound at all

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Her athletic abilities may be diminished by all

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