Serena Williams And Predictions.

Serena Williams renews her quest for her record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title when the years final major, the 2019 U.S. Open, begins on Monday in Flushing, N.Y. Williams, 37, has made three Grand Slam finals since returning from maternity leave last year, but lost all three.

Sportsbooks list Williams as the 5-1 favorite in the latest 2019 U.S. Open odds, followed by reigning Wimbledon champ Simona Halep , reigning French Open champ Ash Barty , Osaka , Madison Keys , Karolina Pliskova , Bianca Andreescu and Petra Kvitova .