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Serena Marches Into Open Second Round

Zeeshan Mehtab Published January 17, 2017 | 08:25 AM

Serena marches into Open second round

MELBOURNE, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jan, 2017 ) - Serena Williams began her quest for a 23rd Grand Slam title in style Tuesday, overcoming the dangerous threat from Swiss star Belinda Bencic to power into the Australian Open second round.

The American great, who lost the top ranking to Angelique Kerber last year, blitzed the unseeded 19-year-old 6-4, 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena in scorching temperatures as she hunts down a seventh Melbourne Park crown.

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