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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Serena Williams began her career with a 24-4 Grand Slam record with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Tatiana Maria at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
The seventh champion of Australia was pregnant when she won her 23rd Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park and showed that she had not lost her strength and physical form at any time. 39, a match between Pastor and Rod Leaver.
Serena, 37, in her first Grand Slam since her badault on the US Open final last year, lost only 24 points against Maria.
The American finished the game in just 49 minutes on the second chance to resolve the showdown when Maria, also his neighbor, was eliminated from the field.
Serena will play in the second round against Ping Shuai or Ogini Boshar.
(Reuters)
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