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NEW YORK -- Maybe Serena Williams simply wanted to put on a better show for her pal Beyonce.Looking rather displeased with herself at times, including when she shook her head and smirked on the way to the net for a post-victory handshake Thursday night, Williams still managed to tie Martina Navratilovas professional-era womens record with her 306th career victory in Grand Slam matches.Williams beat Vania King 6-3, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Opens third round.I just think it should have been a different scoreline for me. I feel like I made a lot of errors, Williams said. But, you know, theres nothing I can do about that now. What really matters is I got the win. Hopefully Ill just get better.Really? This performance didnt seem OK? After all, Williams delivered 13 aces with serves that reached 121 mph. She compiled a 38-4 edge in winners. She only dropped six games and needed all of 65 minutes to win.I just didnt have a great day, was her assessment.Yes, there were problems. The 28 unforced errors The return game: She won only 13 of 40 points on Kings first serves. Williams did, however, smack one backhand return winner in the final game.Music power couple Beyonce and Jay Z sat behind Williams coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, in the players guest box Thursday.Its always good, Williams said casually, to have Beyonce and Jay in the box.King noticed Williams negative body language as she headed to the net.I think Serenas a perfectionist. She always wants to play her best. ... If she doesnt play really well, shes always a little bit hard on herself, King said.Delivering 13 aces with the roof closed at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and showing no signs of a sore right shoulder that she said requires constant treatment, Williams improved to 306-42 in matches at major tournaments, a winning percentage of .879. Navratilova retired with a 306-49 mark.Only Roger Federer, with 307, has won more Grand Slam matches than Williams in the Open era, which dates to 1968 -- and he wont add to that total during this tournament because he is out for the season as he rehabs his surgically repaired left knee. Williams can equal Federers total by beating 47th-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden on Saturday.Would like to take one more step, Williams said while discussing her Slam win total. After a pause, she added: several more steps.Thats because itll take five more victories to win the championship, which would be her seventh at the U.S. Open and 23rd overall at majors, breaking Steffi Grafs Open-era record in that category.Never one to shy away from non-tennis interests, Williams recently appeared in one of Beyonces music videos and introduced a performance by her at the MTV Video Music Awards in Manhattan on Sunday night.Usually when people are there, I try to play better, especially if theyre famous and theyre doing so great at their job, Williams said. Its like I want to show them that Im good at my job, too.Williams then tacked on two words at the end of that thought -- minus today -- just to be sure everyone understood how she felt about this particular outing.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich Air Max 97 Sale Nz . 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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- There seems to be a lot of anger around Miami this week.Such is to be expected after losing to archrival Florida State yet again, with the Hurricanes falling when a potentially game-tying extra point was blocked in the final moments a week ago. And Miami hasnt forgotten the beating North Carolina administered a year ago, when the Tar Heels rolled to a 59-21 win and enjoyed it a little too much for the Hurricanes liking.They embarrassed us last year obviously, and we have a chip on our shoulders about that, Miami defensive end Trent Harris said. Especially after this loss, were going to make someone pay.Here comes Miamis chance. The 16th-ranked Hurricanes (4-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) play host to North Carolina (4-2, 2-1) Saturday afternoon, a game that shapes up to be critical for the hopes of each club in the Coastal Division race.Its going to be huge, North Carolina coach Larry Fedora said. Another ranked opponent on the road in a hostile environment.Its the third straight week that North Carolina has faced a ranked foe. The Tar Heels beat Florida State two weeks ago on a field goal at the buzzer, then lost to Virginia Tech last week in a downpour brought on by Hurricane Matthew. North Carolina looked so out of sorts in the 34-3 loss that Miami didnt even put much stock in the game film -- knowing the weather was an enormous factor.Miami is considerably banged up. Offensive lineman Sunny Odogwu is out after surgery for a broken leg suffered in last weeks Florida State loss, and quarterback Brad Kaaya dealt with shoulder issues in practice this week as well.The Tar Heels have a chance to become the second team since 1973 to win at Florida State and Miami in the same season. Virginia pulled it off in 2011.---Heres some things know going into the North Carolina-Miami game:THINK FAST: These teams can score quickly. Miami has 14 touchdown drives that lasted less than 2 minutes so far this season, and North Carolina has nine.dddddddddddd The longest Miami TD drive this season lasted 3:42, while North Carolinas longest is 4:32. And both are among the lowest-ranked nationally in time of possession -- Miami is 123rd out of 128 FBS teams with an average possession time of 24:14, North Carolina is 127th at 22:47.SWITZER RISING: North Carolina wide receiver Ryan Switzer comes into the game with 197 career catches. Only six active FBS players came into this weekend with more, and Switzer is nine catches away from passing Quinshad Davis for the Tar Heel career record. And in the two games preceding last weeks storm-affected game, Switzer had 30 catches for 366 yards.KAAYA WATCH: Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya has 7,585 career yards. Hes 105 away from tying Gino Torretta for No. 4 on the Hurricanes all-time list, and 311 shy of matching Stephen Morris for No. 3 all-time. Kaaya could also pass Torretta and Morris in career completions this week -- he comes in with 541, 10 behind Morris (No. 4 in Miami history on that list) and 14 behind Torretta (No. 3).HOODS RETURN: The Tar Heels expect RB Elijah Hood back this week, after he missed the Virginia Tech game with a concussion. UNC missed Hoods physical and tackler-punishing running style in the heavy rain against the Hokies. He said he had been working back in with the protocol and practiced fully this week. I did the ... testing and everything and it kind of cleared up, all the symptoms went away, Hood said.RICHT REBOUNDS: Miami coach Mark Richt typically has teams back on track quickly after a loss. In his 15 seasons at Georgia, Richts teams went 23-9 when playing in the week immediately following a defeat. This game is the second crack Richt gets at career win No. 150, and is his first time opposing North Carolina as a head coach.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '