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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. 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A walk brought up Jean Segura, and Woods first pitch bounced in front of home plate and went all the way to the backstop.Drury slid head-first across home plate for the win.You have to be ready for a ball in the dirt and any time it goes to the backstop, youve got to score on that play, Drury said. Anytime you pick your teammates up and help the team to win, thats a really good feeling all the way around.Wood explained his errant toss.Trying to throw a fastball down in the zone and threw it a little too far down. That was it, he said.Edwin Escobar (1-2) earned his first career major-league win with a scoreless inning. But the Diamondbacks blew a chance to win before extra innings and trailed in the 10th.A.J. Pollock, playing his first game in the majors this season after breaking his elbow in spring training, drove in the tying run for Arizona in the bottom of the 10th.The Diamondbacks were down 3-2 when pinch-hitter Phil Gosselin drew a leadoff walk, took second on a wild pitch and went to third on a balk by Raisel Iglesias. Pollock hit a grounder and Gosselin beat the throw home.Ramon Cabreras sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th drove in Scott Schebler, putting the Reds ahead 3-2.The Reds had runners on second and third base with one out after reliever Enrique Burgos balked. Cabrera hit a shallow fly ball to right field and Yasmany Tomas caught it and threw to third base for a double play, but Schebler crossed the pllate in time.dddddddddddd.Cincinnati tied it at 2 in the ninth. Daniel Hudson got the first two outs, but singles by pinch-hitter Ivan DeJesus Jr., Billy Hamilton and Jose Peraza brought home a run.It slipped away from us. It was a game that was there for us to win, Reds manager Bryan Price said. We were able to take the lead and then some things kind of fell sideways on us there.Reds starter Brandon Finnegan struck out a career- high 12. He allowed only two runs on three hits and two walks over six innings.Rickie Weeks Jr. homered and tripled for Arizona.Braden Shipley overcame some control issues and pitched four-hit ball for seven innings, giving up a run with four walks and a strikeout.Exciting finish, we will take it anyway we can get it, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. A.J.S DAYPollock started in center field, batted second and struck out swinging at an offspeed pitch in his first at-bat, soon after getting a nice ovation from fans at Chase Field as he walked up to the plate.Pollock struck out twice on an 0-for-5 night, but he made a running catch.I felt good out there. Physically it is not an issue anymore, Pollock said of his elbow. Its good to be out there with the team and to get the win, its huge. Its like opening day for me. You have to get all of the first stuff out of the way.TRAINERS ROOMReds: C Tucker Barnhart was scratched from the original lineup with a sore right hand and replaced by Cabrera.Diamondbacks: OF David Peralta was transferred to the 60-day disabled list with a right wrist injury.UP NEXTReds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (7-2) will make his third career appearance against the Diamondbacks, the second at Chase Field.Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (4-2) has wins in each of his two career appearances against the Reds, though hes logged a 5.79 ERA from those games. ' ' '