A Serena Williams opponent's viral Instagram post

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Serena Williams extended her career oon Wednesday night by outlasting Anett Kontaveit in the U.S. Open final.

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While Williams' victory was a memorable event for many sports fans, Kontaveit's experience must have been surreal.

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Tiger Woods and other celebrities were present in'large numbers at Arthur Ashe Stadium and were

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firmly in Serena's camp. However, the No. 2-ranked Kontaveit accepted her second-round exit with grace.

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Kontaveit posted on Instagram on Thursday, "One day you're in Soho drinking boba with your mom, the

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next day you're playing tennis against Serena in front of Zendaya." The world is crazy.

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Kontaveit acknowledged during her press conference that the matchup was "something I never experienced,

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" according to Justin Terranova of the New York Post. But she gave

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