US tennis legend Serena Williams has effortlessly booked a spot in the third round of the French Open, dispatching Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-2.
In contrast with her first-round performance where Williams dropped the opening set, the 23-time Grand Slam winner got off to a solid start sending powerful hits on Nara’s side of the court.
The players confidently held their own serves before Williams finally managed to convert a crucial break-point to make the score 5-3. Inspired by her successful on-court actions, the 37-year-old American easily sealed the first-set victory 6-3, not allowing her Japanese rival to fight back.
Williams continued dominating on the court in the second set, breaking Nara twice right from the beginning to record a well-deserved 6-3 6-2 victory.
In the next round, she faces off against 20-year-old compatriot Sofia Kenin, who reached the third round after her Canadian opponent, Bianca Andreescu, withdrew from the tournament.
Williams has chosen a newly-designed ‘zebra’ outfit for the 2019 Roland Garros after the ‘Black Panther’ inspired catsuit, which she donned last year, was criticized by the French Open organizers.
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