Serena Williams flirts with bagel before dominant win

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The busy Asian swing is continuing with the China Open and Serena Williams followed her last week’s disappointing retirement from the Wuhan Open with a 7-5 6-2 victory over Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the first round of the $5,427,105 tournament in Beijing.

The top-seeded Williams needed quite some time to warm up, almost suffering a bagel in the first set. The defending champion was three breaks down after 15 minutes of the match, 5-0 40-15, but then she won 13 of the next 15 games to make safe progress.

Next up for Williams is qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova, who advanced with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Maria Kirilenko. (photo: Jimmie48)

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Marija Zivlak is the founder and editor-in-chief of Women’s Tennis Blog, a trusted source for in-depth coverage of the WTA Tour, tennis fashion, and player insights. Based in Belgrade, Serbia, she has been reporting on women’s tennis for over 18 years and has contributed exclusive fashion articles to the official WTA website. Marija launched Women’s Tennis Blog on March 31, 2007 to provide fans with accurate, engaging, and up-to-date tennis news. Her expertise and deep connections within the sport allow her to offer unique perspectives on tennis trends, gear, and events.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Serena has some problems that we didn’t see in the past. She is losing quickly to players that she shouldn’t do so she and her coach have to find the solution to avoid these mistakes.

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